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Sha'arei Tikva
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • unofficialShaare Tikvah
Entrance to the settlement
Entrance to the settlement
CountryIsrael
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationMishkei Herut Beitar
Founded19 May 1983
Websitewww.shaarey-tikva.muni.il

Sha'arei Tikva (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Gates of Hope) is a communal 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 falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of .

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

History

Sha'arei Tikva was founded in 1983 by government decision. The first residents moved there in April 1983. The current population is 4,500. The village is run by a local committee.

Demography

Sha'arei Tikva is a mixed community of religious and non-religious Jews. It is a dormitory community with most employed people working elsewhere.

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.[3]

Misc

Sha'arei Tikva built a mosaic bench in the length of 320 meters, which is now being evaluated by Guinness Records as the longest bench in the world.

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. ^ Fifth Graders from L.A. & Shaarei Tikva Hold Unique Skype Meeting on Yom Haatzmaut