Sha'arei Tikva

Sha'arei Tikva (Hebrew: שַׁעֲרֵי תִּקְוָה, lit. Gates of Hope) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank at an elevation of 200 metres. Located northeast of Rosh HaAyin and one kilometre east of the Green Line near Elkana, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2021 its population was 6,122.

Sha'arei Tikva
שַׁעֲרֵי תִּקְוָה‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • unofficialShaare Tikvah
Entrance to the settlement
Entrance to the settlement
Sha'arei Tikva is located in the Northern West Bank
Sha'arei Tikva
Sha'arei Tikva
Sha'arei Tikva is located in the West Bank
Sha'arei Tikva
Sha'arei Tikva
Sha'arei Tikva is located in State of Palestine
Sha'arei Tikva
Sha'arei Tikva
Coordinates: 32°7′22″N 35°1′37″E
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationMishkei Herut Beitar
Founded1983
Population
 (2021)[1]
6,122
Websitewww.shaarey-tikva.muni.il

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

History

According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from three nearby Palestinian villages in order to construct Sha'arei Tikva. The largest part were taken from Azzun Atma, which lost 2,689 dunums to Sha'arei Tikva and Oranit,[3] 8 dunams from Mas-ha,[4] and 3 dunums from Beit Amin.[5]

Sha'arei Tikva was founded in 1983, with the first residents moving there in April 1985. The goal of the founders was to create a mixed religious and secular community. The town was awarded municipal council status in 1990. Remains from the Second Temple period have been discovered nearby.[6]

Education and culture

In 2012, students from Beit Hinuch Ramon School in Shaarei Tikva held a virtual meeting with age-mates from the Tiferet Israel Hebrew school of Los Angeles to celebrate Israel's 64th Yom Ha'atzmaut.[7]

References
  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. ‘Azzun ‘Atma Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
  4. Mas-ha Village Profile, ARIJ, 2013, p. 17
  5. Beit Amin's village profile, ARIJ, 2013, p. 16
  6. Sha'arei Tikva
  7. Fifth Graders from L.A. & Shaarei Tikva Hold Unique Skype Meeting on Yom Haatzmaut

Notable residents
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