Sha'arei Tikva () is an

Israeli settlement Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively of Israeli Jews, Jewish identity or ethni ...

in the

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at an elevation of 200 metres. Located northeast of

Rosh HaAyin Rosh HaAyin (; ) is a city in the Central District of Israel. It is located in the eastern ravine of the Sharon River, opposite the Samaria Mountains. The city is named after its location at the source of the Yarkon River (“Ras” meaning sou ...

and one kilometre east of the Green Line near

Elkana Elkana or Elqana () is an Israeli settlement and Local council (Israel), local council in the north-western Samarian hills in the West Bank, located 3.1 km to the east of the Green Line (Israel), Green Line and the city of Rosh HaAyin.

, it is organised as a

community settlement A community settlement (, ''Yishuv Kehilati'') is a type of town or village in Israel and in the West Bank. In an ordinary town, anyone may buy property, but in a community settlement, the village's residents are organized in a cooperative an ...

and falls under the jurisdiction of

Shomron Regional Council The Shomron Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Shomron'', English ''Samaria Regional Council'') is an Israeli regional council in the northern portion of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Thirty-five Israeli settlements fall under its jurisdict ...

. In 2021 it had a population of 6,122. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

History

Remains from the

Second Temple period The Second Temple period or post-exilic period in Jewish history denotes the approximately 600 years (516 BCE – 70 CE) during which the Second Temple stood in the city of Jerusalem. It began with the return to Zion and subsequent reconstructio ...

have been discovered near the town."Sha'arei Tikva"
in ''

Encyclopaedia Judaica The ''Encyclopaedia Judaica'' is a multi-volume English-language encyclopedia of the Jewish people, Judaism, and Israel. It covers diverse areas of the Jewish world and civilization, including Jewish history of all eras, culture, Jewish holida ...

'' (2007), The Gale Group, via Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 4 May 2025. According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from three nearby

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villages in order to construct Sha'arei Tikva. The largest part were taken from

Azzun Atma 'Azzun 'Atma () is a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western West Bank, located 5 kilometers South-east of Qalqilya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 'Azzun 'Atma had a population of 2,068 inhab ...

, which lost 2,689 dunums to Sha'arei Tikva and

Oranit Oranit () is an Israeli settlement and local council located in the Seam Zone of the West Bank, abutting and crossing the Green Line. It is surrounded by Horshim forest to the west, Rosh HaAyin and Kfar Qasim to the southwest, Sha'arei Ti ...

, 8 dunams from

Mas-ha Mas-ha () is a Palestinian village in the Salfit Governorate in the northern West Bank, 24 kilometers southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 2,370 in 2017. Location Mas-ha is n ...

, and 3 dunums from

Beit Amin Beit Amin () is a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western West Bank, located south of Qalqilya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,279 inhabitants in 2017. Locati ...

.Beit Amin's village profile
ARIJ, 2013, p. 16. 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.

References

Notable residents

Ravid Plotnik Ravid Plotnik (; born 13 January 1988), also known by his stage name Nechi Nech (, from Amharic ነጭ, white) is an Israeli singer and rapper. Biography Ravid Plotnik was born in Petah Tikva, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His ...

alias Nechi Nech (b. 1988), Israeli rapper

External links

Official websiteSha'arei Tikva
Shomron Regional Council

{{Authority control Mixed Israeli settlements Populated places established in 1983 1983 establishments in the Israeli Civil Administration area Israeli settlements in the West Bank