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 near Elkana, it is organised as a 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 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 ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from three nearby 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,‘Azzun ‘Atma Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16 8 dunams from Mas-ha,Mas-ha Village Profile, ARIJ, 2013, p. 17 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.
Voting Patterns In the 2022 election, 68 percent of voters in Sha'arei Tikva voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 24 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 0.05 percent voted for the Arab parties.
References
Notable residents Ravid Plotnik alias Nechi Nech (b. 1988), Israeli rapper
External links Official website Sha'arei Tikva Shomron Regional Council Menachem Brody's pictures of Sha'arei Tikva