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Shimshit
Shimshit
Coordinates: 32°44′0″N 35°14′48″E / 32.73333°N 35.24667°E / 32.73333; 35.24667
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Jezreel Valley
Founded	2000
Founded by	Tzibi Springer
Population	2,441
Website	www.shimshit.org.il

Shimshit (Template:Lang-he) is a secular, Jewish-only community settlement in northern Israel. Located to the north-west of Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 2,441.

Shimshit's admissions committee reviews all potential new residents, and prevents Palestinians from living in the community.

History

The village was established in the summer of 2000. The architect and entrepreneur of the village, as part of the Galilee Progress, was Tzibi Springer, who took over the tasks of planning, and managing the construction of the village after the Housing Ministry abandoned the project. Shimshit was named after the nearby archaeological tell.

References

1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. ^ Schwake, Gabriel; Yacobi, Haim (June 2024). "Decolonisation, gentrification, and the settler-colonial city: Reappropriation and new forms of urban exclusion in Israel". Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 42 (4): 618–638. doi:10.1177/23996544231208198. ISSN 2399-6544.

External links

• Village website (in Hebrew)

• Jezreel Valley Regional Council
• Community settlements
• Populated places established in 2000
• Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
• 2000 establishments in Israel