Shim'a

Shim'a (Hebrew: שִׁמְעָה), also Yonadav (Hebrew: יוֹנָדָב), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, along the Green Line south of Livne and Teneh Omarim. Located on a hill 600 metres above sea level, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 886.

Shim'a
שִׁמְעָה‎ / יוֹנָדָב‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • officialYonadav
Shim'a is located in the Southern West Bank
Shim'a
Shim'a
Coordinates: 31°23′16″N 35°0′46″E
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilHar Hevron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAmana
Founded1982
Population
 (2021)[1]
886

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

Name

Shim'a/Yonadav is named after King David's brother Shimeah and his son Jonadab (2 Samuel 13:3).[3]

History

The settlement was first established in 1982 as a pioneer Nahal military outpost, and demilitarized when turned over to residential purposes in 1988. As of 2015, Shim'a had approximately 600 residents.

References
  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p. 68, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (in Hebrew)
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