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Givat Ela

Coordinates: 32°43′18″N 35°14′37″E / 32.72167°N 35.24361°E / 32.72167; 35.24361
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Givat Ela
Givat Ela is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Givat Ela
Givat Ela
Coordinates: 32°43′18″N 35°14′37″E / 32.72167°N 35.24361°E / 32.72167; 35.24361
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilJezreel Valley
AffiliationHaMerkaz HaHakla'i
Founded1988
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,896
Websitewww.givat-elah.org.il

Givat Ela (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת אֵלָה, lit. Ela Hill) is a Jewish-only community settlement in northern Israel.[2] Located near Ilut and Zarzir, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,896.[1]

Givat Ela's admissions committee screens all potential new community residents, and prevents Palestinians from living inside the community.[2]

History

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The village was established in 1988 at the initiative of a gar'in of people from near Haifa.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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.
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