Sha'arei Tikva
| Sha'arei Tikva <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />שַׁעֲרֵי תִּקְוָה |
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| • unofficial | Shaare Tikvah |
 Sha'arei Tikva
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| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Shomron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | May 19, 1983 |
| Population (2015) | 5,518[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Sha'arei Tikva (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />שַׁעֲרֵי תִּקְוָה, lit. Gates of Hope) is an Israeli settlement and a communal village located at an elevation of 200 metres northeast of Rosh HaAyin and one kilometre east of the Green Line near Elkana in the northwestern West Bank. 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 headed by Gideon Idan under the umbrella municipal jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council.
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
- ↑ http://www.inn.co.il/Articles/Article.aspx/14370
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- ↑ Fifth Graders from L.A. & Shaarei Tikva Hold Unique Skype Meeting on Yom Haatzmaut
- Sources
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