Sha'arei Tikva () 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 (Israel), Green Line near Elkana, it is organised as a community settlement (Israel), community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 6,122. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank International law and Israeli settlements, illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

History

Remains from the Second Temple period have been discovered near the town."Sha'arei Tikva"
in ''Encyclopaedia Judaica'' (2007), The Gale Group, via Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 4 May 2025. According to Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from three nearby Palestinians, 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, 8 dunams from Mas-ha, and 3 dunums from Beit Amin.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 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