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Regional Council (Israel)
Regional councils (plural: , ''Mo'atzot Ezoriyot'' / singular: , ''Mo'atza Ezorit'') are one of the three types of Israel's Local government in Israel, local government entities, with the other two being City council (Israel), cities and Local council (Israel), local councils. As of 2019, there were 54 regional councils, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas. Regional councils include representation of anywhere between 3 and 54 communities, usually spread over a relatively large area within geographical vicinity of each other. Each community within a regional council usually does not exceed 2,000 in population and is managed by a Local committee (Israel), local committee. This committee sends representatives to the administering regional council proportionate to their size of membership and according to an index which is fixed before each election. Those settlements without an administrative council do not send any representatives to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UN Security Council Resolution 446
United Nations Security Council resolution 446, adopted on 22 March 1979, concerned the issue of Israeli settlements in the "Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem".United Nations Security Council Resolution 446 22 March 1979 This refers to the of the , and the |
Central District (Israel)
The Central District (, ''Meḥoz haMerkaz''; ) of Israel is one of Districts of Israel, six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon plain, Sharon region. It is further divided into four sub-districts: Petah Tikva, Ramla, Sharon, and Rehovot. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion. The district's population as of 2017 was 2,115,800. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, 88% of the population is Jewish, 8.2% is Arab, and 4% are "non-classified", being mostly Post-Soviet states, former Soviet Union immigrants of partial or nominal Jewish ethnic heritage or household members of Jews. Administrative local authorities Former municipalities Economy El Al, El Al Airlines maintains its corporate headquarters on the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport and in the Central District.Orme, William A. Jr. "El Al at a Turning Point; A Mirror of Israel's Divisions Prepares to Go 49% Public", ''The New York Times'' (5 March 1999), p. C1 (New York edition1 Retri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenner Regional Council
Brenner Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Brenner''; ), is a regional council in the Central District of Israel. It is located in the westernmost portion of the Shephelah, in the vicinity of Rehovot and Yavne. The council is named after writer Yosef Haim Brenner, killed in the Jaffa riots of 1921. The Council was established in 1950, with a jurisdiction of 36,000 dunams. As of 2007, the six communities in the council (two kibbutz A kibbutz ( / , ; : kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1910, was Degania Alef, Degania. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economi ...im and four moshavim) are home to approximately 6,000 inhabitants. Settlements External linksOfficial website Regional councils in Israel Central District (Israel) {{Israel-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bnei Shimon Regional Council
The Bnei Shimon Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Bnei Shim'on'', ''lit.'' Regional Council 'Sons of Shimon'), is a regional council in the northern Negev in the south of Israel. Most of its territory lies north of Beersheba and the rest bounds Beersheba on the west and east sides as well. The eastern border of this territory straddles the Green Line. It is named after the tribe of Shimon which had been allotted this region according to the Book of Joshua (19:1-9). There are 13 communities, including seven kibbutzim, four moshavim, and two new rural towns. Four of the communities (three kibbutzim and one moshav) were established in the founding of the ' 11 points in the Negev' in 1946. The rest of the kibbutzim and moshavim were set up after the establishment of the State of Israel. Settlements Kibbutzim * Beit Kama (1949) * Dvir * Hatzerim (1946) * Kramim * Lahav * Mishmar HaNegev (1946) * Shoval (1946) * Shomria (1985/2006) - former kibbutz that was modified for set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
Be'er Tuvia Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Be'er Tovia''), is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. It borders Yoav and Nahal Sorek regional councils in the east; Hof Ashkelon regional council, the Mediterranean Sea, the city of Ashdod and Gan Yavne local council in the west; Gederot, Hevel Yavne regional councils and Gedera, Bnei Aish local councils in the north; Shafir regional council in the south. The town of Kiryat Malakhi is enclaved in the middle. Be'er Tuvia was incorporated as a regional council in 1950, with a land-area of approximately 140,000 dunams (140 km2). According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the regional council had a population of 18,600. Economy Initially all settlements in the area were built as agricultural. There are lot of plantations and crop fields can be seen. Farms producing beef and milk are also developed. The Buffalo Ranch in Bitzaron is very famous. Yet, over the years the local government d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haifa District
Haifa District () is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa in Israel. The district is one of the seven administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa. The district land area is 864 km2 (299.3 mi2). Demographics According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2016: * Total population: 996,300 * Ethnic: ** Jews: 642,700 (69.4%) ** Arabs: 233,000 (25.1%) ** Others: 51,000 (5.5%) * Religious (as of 2017): ** Jews: 684,100 (68.6%) ** Muslims: 213,400 (21.4%) ** Druze: 26,300 (2.6%) ** Christians: 17,600 (1.7%) ** Not classified: 56,300 (5.6%) Administrative local authorities See also * Districts of Israel *List of cities in Israel This article lists the 73 localities in Israel that the Ministry of Interior (Israel), Israeli Ministry of Interior has designated as a City council (Israel), city council. It excludes the 4 List of Israeli settlements with city status in the W ... * Arab localities in Israel * Wadi Ara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alona Regional Council
Alona Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Alona'') is a regional council in northern Israel. It is part of Haifa District and covers three moshavim, Amikam, Aviel and Givat Nili. The council's headquarters are located in Amikam. The emblem is inscribed with Biblical words from : "Those who sow in tears, will reap with songs of joy." History The council was created for the three Mishkei Herut Beitar-affiliated moshavim due to ideological differences with other settlements, most of which were affiliated with Labor Zionism Labor Zionism () or socialist Zionism () is the left-wing, socialist variant of Zionism. For many years, it was the most significant tendency among Zionists and Zionist organizations, and was seen as the Zionist faction of the historic Jewish ... movements. References Regional councils in Israel Regional councils in Haifa District {{israel-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern District (Israel)
The Southern District (, ''Meḥoz HaDarom''; ) is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, six administrative districts, the largest in terms of land area but the most Population density, sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah, Arava valley. The population of the Southern District is 1,086,240 and its area is 14,185 km2. Its population is 79.66% Jewish and 12.72% Arab (mostly Muslim), with 7.62% of other origins. The district capital is Beersheba, while the largest city is Ashdod. Beersheba's dormitory towns of Omer, Israel, Omer, Meitar, and Lehavim are affluent on an Israel scale, while the development towns of Dimona, Sderot, Netivot, Ofakim, and Yeruham and the seven Negev Bedouin, Bedouin cities are lower on the socio-economic scale. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Kasom Regional Council
al-Kasom Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit El Kassum'', , ''al-Majlis al-Iqlīmī al-Qayṣūm'') is one of two Negev Bedouin regional council (Israel), regional councils formed as a result of the split of the Abu Basma Regional Council on November 5, 2012. Al-Kasom regional council is in the northwestern Negev desert of Israel. It is made up of seven recognized Bedouin communities: Tirabin al-Sana, Umm Batin, al-Sayyid, Israel, al-Sayyid, Mulada, Makhul, Kukhleh (Abu Rubaiya) and Drijat (Durayjat). The overall population is over 20,000 (as of June 2013). There are also Bedouin living in unrecognized villages whose exact number is unknown. The al-Kasom Regional Council, as well as Neve Midbar Regional Council are the main arena for the implementation of the Prawer Plan, which was shelved in 2013. History Legal background Prior to the establishment of Israel, the Negev Bedouins were a semi-nomadic pastoralism, pastoralist society undergoing a process of sedentariness since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern District (Israel)
The Northern District (; ) is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,473 km2, making it the second largest district in Israel. The Golan Heights has been run as a sub-district of the North District of Israel since the 1981 Golan Heights Law was passed, although the claim is only recognized by the United States while United Nations Security Council condemned the annexation in its Resolution 497 without enforcing it. The Golan Heights covers a land area of 1,154 km2 and the remainder of the Northern District covers 3,324 km2 (3,484 km2 including water). Demographics According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2022: * Total population: 1,527,800 (2022) * Ethnic: ** Arabs: 816,800 (53.5%) ** Jews: 647,500 (42.4%) ** Others: 63,500 (4.2%) In the Israeli census, no distinction is made between Arab citizens of Israel and Syrian inhabitants of the Golan Heights, many of whom are not citizens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Batuf Regional Council
Al-Batuf Regional Council (, , ''Mo'atza Azorit al-Batuf'') is a Regional council (Israel), regional council located on the southern fringe of the Beit Netofa Valley North of Nazareth within the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. It was formerly part Nof HaGalil Regional council (Israel), regional council until 2000 and consists of the following four rural Arab citizens of Israel, Arab villages. *Hamaam, Israel, Hamaam *Rumana, Israel, Rumana *Rumat al-Heib *Uzeir The regional council is named after the al-Baṭūf Plain (the Arabic name of Beit Netofa Valley), on which it is located. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Batuf had a population of 6,700 in 2010. Central Bureau of Statistics See also * Arab localities ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
