Neve Shalom - Wahat as-Salam
נְוֵה שָׁלוֹם واحة السلام | |
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Etymology: Oasis of Peace | |
Coordinates: 31°49′4″N 34°58′47″E / 31.81778°N 34.97972°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Jerusalem |
Council | Mateh Yehuda |
Founded | 1969 |
Population (2022)[1] | 367 |
Website | nswas |
Neve Shalom (Hebrew: נְוֵה שָׁלוֹם, lit. 'Oasis of Peace'), also known as Wahat as-Salam (Arabic: واحة السلام)[2] is a cooperative village in Israel, jointly founded by Israeli Jews and Arabs in an attempt to show that the two peoples can live side by side peacefully, as well as to conduct educational work for peace, equality and understanding between the two peoples. The village is located on one of the two Latrun hilltops overlooking the Ayalon Valley,[3] and lies midway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Falling under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, in 2022 it had a population of 367.[1]