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. It had a population of around 6,000 as of January 2017.

Sha'arei Tikva

שַׁעֲרֵי תִּקְוָה‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • unofficialShaare Tikvah
Entrance to the settlement
Sha'arei Tikva
Coordinates: 32°7′22.34″N 35°1′36.93″E
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationMishkei Herut Beitar
Founded19 May 1982
Population
 (2019)[1]
6,039
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

The land was purchased as a private sale in 1982 by a group of Israeli citizens from a Jordanian owner and the land sale is registered in Ramallah. According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from three nearby Palestinian villages in order to construct Sha'arei Tikva:

Sha'arei Tikva was founded in 1982 by private sale. The first residents moved there in April 1983. The current population is around 6,000 as of January 2017. 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.[6]

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  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. Fifth Graders from L.A. & Shaarei Tikva Hold Unique Skype Meeting on Yom Haatzmaut
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