Shim'a
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{{Short description|Israeli settlement in the West Bank}}
{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Shim'a
| image = File:Shimeah.JPG
| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|שִׁמְעָה}} / {{Script/Hebrew|יוֹנָדָב}}
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| foundation = 1982
| altOffSp = Yonadav
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| district = js
| council = Har Hevron
| affiliation = Amana
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| population = {{Israel populations|Shim'a}}
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Shim'a ({{langx|he|שִׁמְעָה}}), also Yonadav ({{langx|he|יוֹנָדָב}}), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, along the Green Line south of Livne and Teneh Omarim. Located on a hill 600 metres above sea level, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Shim'a}}.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}
Name
Shim'a/Yonadav is named after King David's brother Shimeah and his son Jonadab ({{bibleverse|2 Samuel|13:3}}).Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p. 68, {{ISBN|965-220-423-4}} {{in lang|he}}
History
The settlement was first established in 1982 as a pioneer Nahal military outpost, and demilitarized when turned over to residential purposes in 1988. As of 2015, Shim'a had approximately 600 residents.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.amana.co.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=246&CategoryID=100 Shim'a] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721135137/http://www.amana.co.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=246&CategoryID=100 |date=2011-07-21 }} Amana
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071023200915/http://www.peacenow.org.il/site/en/peace.asp?pi=57 Shim'a] Peace Now
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Category:Non-religious Israeli settlements
Category:Populated places established in 1982
Category:1982 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate