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Sha'arei Tikva

Israeli settlement in the West Bank

Place in Judea and Samaria Area

Sha'arei Tikva 32°7′22″N 35°1′37″E / 32.12278°N 35.02694°E / 32.12278; 35.02694
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Shomron
Region	West Bank
Affiliation	Mishkei Herut Beitar
Founded	1983
Population (2021)^[1]	6,122
Website	www.shaarey-tikva.muni.il

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 it had a population of 6,122.^[1]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
^ ‘Azzun ‘Atma Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
^ Mas-ha Village Profile, ARIJ, 2013, p. 17
^ Beit Amin's village profile, ARIJ, 2013, p. 16
^ Sha'arei Tikva