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60-544: The name Highway 5 is commonly used to describe the section of the highway running from the road's western end at the Glilot Interchange until it reaches the main entrance of Ariel. In this capacity it intersects and creates a connection between four important arterial freeways in the northern Tel Aviv area: The Coastal Highway (Highway 2), the Ayalon Highway (Highway 20), Geha Highway (Highway 4) and

120-495: A freeway as it exits the city northward, continuing to Haifa . North of Tel Aviv, the highway is also called The Coastal Highway ( Hebrew : כביש החוף , Kvish HaHof ). Highway 2 is one of the busiest highways in the country, and drivers experience frequent traffic congestion between Hadera and Tel Aviv during rush hours. The northern sections are also congested at times, especially during weekends and holidays, when many Israelis travel north for vacation. The first section of

180-582: A rail system . A toll fast lane project is planned along Highway 5. 32°06′16″N 34°59′25″E  /  32.10444°N 34.99028°E  / 32.10444; 34.99028 Highway 2 (Israel) Highway 2 ( Hebrew : כביש 2 , Kvish 2 ) is a highway located on the coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea in Israel . It begins as a major arterial road within Tel Aviv , becoming

240-608: A children's home for orphaned and needy girls, an old-age home, and a hospital. In addition to religious services, Kiryat Sanz had a diamond polishing factory built by a New York diamond merchant. Halberstam established his court here in 1960. Following his death in 1994, his eldest son, Rabbi Zvi Elimelech Halberstam , known as the Sanzer Rebbe, became the spiritual leader of the Sanz community in Israel. In 2010, Kiryat Sanz had

300-471: A direct connection to Tel Aviv without the need to pass through the central bus station. In addition, many Egged lines connecting Tel Aviv with the north of the country stop at the Netanya Interchange on Highway 2 , giving Netanya a direct connection with Nazareth , Tiberias , Kiryat Shmona and many other northern destinations. Metropoline operates bus services to Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak and

360-525: A nursing school, serving a regional population of over 450,000. Located in the center of Netanya, near the Netanya interchange. It is a unification of four neighborhoods: Shikkun Sela, Gan Beracha, Amidar and Ramat Herzl. The neighborhood, like the main street of the city that runs nearby, was named after Benjamin Ze'ev Herzl . The old settlement of Umm Khalid is also located in this neighborhood. Lies west of

420-644: A population of 71,100. In the 1990s, large numbers of immigrants from the former Soviet Union settled in Netanya, greatly expanding the city's population and resulting in large-scale housing construction. Netanya suffered from several Palestinian bombings during the Second Intifada , including the Netanya Market bombing and, in the same month, the Passover massacre which caused the death of 29 people. Such attacks were cited as justification for

480-474: A population of approximately 1000 families. Most of the older generation are Holocaust survivors. Besides its educational facilities for boys and girls from elementary to post-graduate, there are five synagogues, a mikveh , a printing house, a religious hotel, a religious nursing school, and the Laniado Hospital , which encompasses two medical centers, a children's hospital, a geriatric center and

540-544: A religious neighborhood was laid in 1956. The first stock exchange built in Israel was built in Netanya. By 1961, the city's population had grown to 41,300. During the Six-Day War in 1967, Netanya was hit by Jordanian artillery, and Jordanian planes made sorties near Netanya, but failed to cause major damage. A lone Iraqi bomber attacked Netanya, dropping several bombs which damaged a factory and caused some casualties, shortly before being shot down. In 1972, Netanya had

600-516: A team led by Moshe Shaked began digging for water at the site. After water was discovered in February 1929, the first five settlers moved onto the land. In the weeks that followed, more settlers began arriving. Development was set back due to the 1929 Palestine riots and massacre of Jews. By September, however, development was back on track with the cornerstones for the first 10 houses being laid on Sukkot . The first kindergarten opened in 1930 and

660-545: A wave of Jewish immigration from Europe, elsewhere in the Middle East, and North Africa, Netanya's population expanded. In the years following independence, approximately 14,000 Libyan Jewish immigrants settled in Netanya. The population reached 31,000 in 1955. To accommodate the influx of newcomers, the Israeli Housing Ministry built housing units of 50 square meters. The cornerstone of Kiryat Sanz,

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720-670: Is Beitar Nes Tubruk . The third is Maccabi HaSharon Netanya , though the team has been limited to fourth-tier football in the Liga Bet . Elitzur Netanya represents the city in the first tier of Israeli basketball. In handball, the city is represented by Hapoel Netanya in the 2nd tier of the Israeli handball. In baseball, the city was represented by the Netanya Tigers of the Israel Baseball League . As part of

780-681: Is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain . It is 30 km (18.6 mi) north of Tel Aviv , and 56 km (34.8 mi) south of Haifa , between the Poleg stream and the Wingate Institute in the south and the Avihayil stream in the north. Some of its expansion and suburbs are located on the land of the depopulated village of Umm Khaled . Netanya

840-550: Is divided into a large number of neighborhoods (see Neighborhoods of Netanya ), recently growing southwards out of the city to create several high-end coastal neighborhoods with industrial areas inland. Netanya is home to the Poleg nature reserve and the Irises Dora Rainpool nature park containing the world's largest population of iris atropurpurea . At the center of the park is a rainpool which fills up with water in

900-542: Is expected to be around 320,000 in 2035. According to a 2001 survey by the CBS, 99.9% of the population are Jewish and other non-Arabs. In 2001 alone, the city became home to 1,546 immigrants. According to CBS, in 2001 there were 78,800 males and 84,900 females with the population of the city being spread out, with 31.1% 19 years of age or younger, 15.3% between 20 and 29, 17.2% between 30 and 44, 17.4% from 45 to 59, 4.2% from 60 to 64, and 14.9% 65 years of age or older. In terms of

960-620: Is fully built. There are plans to continue the six-lane section north to the Zikhron Ya'akov Interchange. These plans also include upgrading the remaining part between Zikhron Ya'akov and Haifa to freeway standards. As part of this effort, works to rebuild and widen the division between Havatzelet HaSharon and the Olga interchange are expected to commence in 2020 for NIS1.2 billion (equivalent to US$ 330 million in 2018 dollars). Netanya Netanya (also Natanya , Hebrew : נְתַנְיָה )

1020-652: Is relatively clear of settlement until Herzliya and the start of the Gush Dan , Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area. Likewise, to the north is clear of large settlement until Hadera , and to the east until Tulkarm in the West Bank . The area to the east of Netanya does, however, have a large concentration of kibbutzim and moshavim in the Hefer Valley Regional Council and local councils of Kfar Yona , Kadima-Zoran and Even Yehuda . Netanya itself

1080-509: Is the Moshav Ramat Tiomkin which was established in 1932 and over time was incorporated into Netanya. The moshav was founded by the people of Betar , and a Kvutza named Menorah  [ he ] . It was named after Ze'ev Vladimir Tiomkin  [ hr ] . One of the southern neighborhoods of the city, near Gesher HaAchdut. Previously called Pagi neighborhood, since it was founded by Poalei Agudat Yisrael (Pagi

1140-507: Is the Hebrew acronym of it). Previously called "Shikkun Vatikim", this neighborhood is one of the first neighborhoods in the city and it was established in the location of the city's immigrant camp used to be. At its southern end is the cemetery of the city of Netanya. The neighborhood was established in 1944 as an independent settlement and was annexed to Netanya in 1949. It is named after Itamar Ben-Avi , who has been an important figure in

1200-593: The Barkan Industrial Park . At the time, this section of Highway 5 was one of the biggest infrastructure projects that Israel had undertaken in the West Bank. As of 2017 the road terminates at a roundabout at the Ariel junction where it merges into Road 505 which continues east past Ariel until Petza'el , which is located on Route 90 , the north–south road parallel to the Israel - Jordan border in

1260-805: The Cross-Israel Highway (Highway 6). An alternate name for the entire highway is Kvish Hotze Shomron meaning the Trans-Samaria Highway though often this name is used when referring specifically to the section of the road in the West Bank, i.e., past the Green Line , where it continues east towards the Jordan Valley in the West Bank. This section from the Green Line to its eastern end has also been dedicated as "Derekh Haim" (Haim's Road, but also "Way of Life") after

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1320-514: The Irus reserve (to its north). Established in 2013, and still in construction. It is located next to the Vernal pool of Netanya. The neighborhood is divided into three sections, A B & C. Section C is currently in construction (as of October 2023). The public transportation in Netanya is based on buses, railways and service taxis. The Netanya railway station is located near the city center, on

1380-399: The Jordan Valley . The western section of the highway consists of between 3 and 5 lanes in each direction, which reduces in number as the highway heads eastward. As of 2017, the westward section surrounding Gush Dan is one of the most congested in Israel. Highway 531 , is a freeway which parallels Highway 5 and runs approximately 5–6 km to the north, was opened in 2017, and also contains

1440-552: The Krayot area north of Haifa. This northern extension, along with the Ayalon Highway and parts of Highway 4 , make up a series of controlled-access highways that together form an inter-city highway corridor stretching along most of Israel's Mediterranean coast, from Acre (Akko) in the north to Ashdod in the south. In the future, a parallel but more inland controlled-access corridor will also be provided by Highway 6 when it

1500-564: The Sergeants affair . After three Irgun fighters had been sentenced to death by the British, the Irgun abducted two British sergeants on a Netanya street, and hid them in an abandoned factory. The British responded by declaring martial law and placing Netanya and the surrounding area under curfew. The British Army searched the town and interrogated residents, but did not find the sergeants. After

1560-679: The Sharon plain , a geographic region stretching from the Mediterranean in the west to the Samarian hills in the east, and the modern-day Tel Aviv metropolitan area in the south northwards to Mount Carmel . Although the capital of a densely populated region, Netanya itself is relatively separate from settlements to the north, south, and east, although, over time, growth has incorporated some into what makes up modern-day Netanya. Apart from some small moshavim and kibbutzim , south of Netanya

1620-588: The "Carmel" hotel. A paragliding site is located near the neighborhood. A neighborhood of about 2,500 residents located in the north of Netanya, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea near Avihayil . Ein Hatkhelet was established as a working-class neighborhood in Emek Hefer in 1936. In 1948 it became part of the city of Netanya. Named after Ephraim Aaronsohn  [ HE ] . Part of it

1680-414: The "Netanya – city of sport" program the beach soccer stadium was established and it currently hosts Israeli championship and international "Diamond tournament" games. Aside from the professional sports teams, Maccabi Netanya also has a boxing and fencing club while Hapoel Netanya has judo and gymnastic clubs, and Elitzur Netanya has a lacrosse club. The founder of Krav Maga , Imi Lichtenfeld opened

1740-403: The 1990s, with the growth of Ariel and the settlements around it, arose the need for a more modern and wider road, than the single-lane low-quality Road 505 . Therefore, Highway 5 was extended some 20 km to the east of the Green Line, ending almost within sight of Ariel and serving the largest block of the Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, counting about 50,000 people, as well as

1800-541: The Beit Yehoshua station. There are direct trains from Netanya and Beit Yehoshua to Tel Aviv, Binyamina , Hadera , Herzliya , Lod , Rehovot , Ashdod , Ashkelon and other towns. All Israel Railways stations, including Ben Gurion Airport , can be accessed from Netanya by means of transfer stations such as Binyamina and Tel Aviv. Egged buses run from the Netanya central bus station to Jerusalem , Haifa, Eilat and other destinations. Many neighborhoods have

1860-577: The Ramat Hen neighborhood. The neighborhood was established during the Second World War and is named after the port city of Tobruk in Libya. It used to be a center of Diamond cutting . In 1947, t wo British Army Sergeants were hanged in the inactive "Feldman" diamond polishing plant in this neighborhood. A comparably new neighborhood, established in 2000, along the cliff promenade, south of

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1920-867: The Shlomo Dror Art Institute, and the Diamimon Diamond Museum. The Cliff Gallery, Gosher Gallery, Abecassis Gallery and Fourth Gallery are all located in the city. War memorials include the Holocaust Train Car, Beit Yad Lebanim, a memorial to fallen IDF soldiers from Netanya, the National Memorial for Fallen Ordnance Corps, the Alexandroni Brigade Memorial, the National Victory Monument, dedicated to

1980-730: The Soviet Red Army victory over Nazi Germany, and the Memorial to Victims of Acts of Terror. In June 2016, a street in Netanya was named for Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara , who was responsible for saving Lithuanian Jews from Nazi persecution early in World War II by providing visas allowing travel eastwards, beyond the reach of the Third Reich's genocidal grasp. According to the Netanya Municipality,

2040-576: The center, and agriculture and industry to the east. That year also saw the completion of the Tel Aviv Hotel, the first hotel in Netanya, as well as the establishment of two new neighborhoods, Ben Zion and Geva. In 1934, the first Aliyah Bet ship brought 350 immigrants to Netanya's shoreline, followed by more than seventeen more ships by 1939. In 1934, the Primazon factory opened there, producing fruit and vegetable preserves. An industrial zone

2100-492: The city are Ort Hermelin College of Engineering, Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Lesley College, and Tesler School for Nursing. The Wingate Institute , Israel's National Centre for Physical Education and Sport, is located just south of the city. The main stadiums in Netanya are the 13,610-seat Netanya Stadium . Netanya has three football teams, the main being Maccabi Netanya , whose main local rival

2160-477: The city has 36,544 students including 5,351 pupils in 186 kindergartens, 16,748 in 46 elementary schools, and 14,445 in 16 high schools. Education in the city is controlled by the municipality's Education Administration. 52.7% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate ( Bagrut ) in 2001. Netanya Academic College offers Bachelor's and master's degrees, and a unique program for high-school students. Other institutions of higher education in

2220-481: The city's name anyway." The funds for the project of building Netanya were raised by Itamar Ben-Avi and Oved Ben-Ami , who embarked on a fundraising trip to the United States to raise the money. In 1928 members of Bnei Binyamin and Hanotea, an organisation set up after Straus was informed of the establishment of the settlement, purchased 350 acres (1.4 km ) of Umm Khaled lands. On December 14, 1928,

2280-506: The city. Netanya is also the center of the Persian Jewish community of Israel. As of 2000, the city had 58,897 salaried workers and 4,671 self-employed with the mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city being NIS 4,905, a real change of 8.6% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of NIS 6,217 (a real change of 9.0%) versus NIS 3,603 for females (a real change of 6.8%). The mean income for

2340-479: The construction of the Israeli West Bank barrier which has proved effective in stemming suicide attacks. In the 2000s and 2010s, Netanya became one of the primary destinations of French Jewish aliyah . Thousands of French immigrants settled in Netanya, influencing the local culture. In 2022 Netanya was home to 233,104. The population density of the city is 7,115 per square kilometer. The population

2400-484: The east side of Highway 2 . Netanya Sapir railway station is located in the Poleg Industrial Area. Beit Yehoshua railway station , located in the moshav of Beit Yehoshua , immediately south of Netanya, is convenient for getting to southern Netanya and to the Poleg Industrial Area. These stations are connected to the city by Egged bus service, although Shay Li service taxis are highly predominant at

2460-471: The first school in 1931. In the 1931 census of Palestine , Netanya was recorded as having 253 residents. In 1933, the British architect Clifford Holliday drew up a plan for Netanya as a tourist resort. Holliday also designed urban projects in Jaffa, Tiberias , Lydda and Ramla. The first urban plan divided the city into three sections with a tourism district along the coastline, housing, farms and commerce in

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2520-463: The highway between Tel Aviv and Netanya was built in the early 1950s as a two-lane road with at-grade intersections . The following section was built later that decade, extending the highway north to Olga Junction in Hadera . This section was also built as a two-lane road. It was widened to four lanes between Tel Aviv and Hadera in 1965. However, grade separations were not built. The last section of

2580-476: The highway is grade-separated along its route between the Haifa South and West Glilot interchanges. The Tel Aviv–Netanya section was widened to six lanes in the 1990s. The West Glilot Interchange opened on February 28, 2007, providing a direct connection to eastbound Highway 5 and the Ayalon Highway . The Carmel Tunnels form a northern extension of Highway 2, which connects directly to Highway 22 in

2640-413: The highway, between Olga Junction and Haifa, opened in 1969. When this section opened, it was Israel's first freeway . Deteriorating road conditions caused by years of neglect led to this section being downgraded from its original freeway status. Though road signs on this section are still blue (as opposed to green on regular highways), there are a few signs indicating an entrance or exit from a freeway, and

2700-412: The late Haim Landau , a former Israeli Minister of Transportation. Highway 5 initially reached Rosh HaAyin located inside of the green line , and served mainly the densely populated Gush Dan metropolitan area. In the West Bank, the main road was still the old Road 505, which, since the events of the Second Intifada in 2000, has been partially closed to Jewish transportation. In the beginning of

2760-452: The local and regional councils within 10 km (6 mi) of Netanya, which serves as a regional center for them. The city mayor is Miriam Feirberg . Before the 20th century, parts of Netanya belonged to the Forest of Sharon , a hallmark of the region's historical landscape. It was an open woodland dominated by Mount Tabor Oak ( Quercus ithaburensis ), which extended from Kfar Yona in

2820-460: The maximum speed limit is 90–110 km/h , making it an Israeli freeway. The junctions on the older sections of the highway were gradually grade separated: Netanya Interchange was built in 1974, Poleg Interchange in 1975, Havazelet Interchange in 1989, Yanai Interchange in 1990, Olga Interchange in 1993, Hof HaSharon Interchange in 1994 and Rabin Interchange and HaSira Interchange in 1995. Today,

2880-492: The newest of these, Pinchas Sapir (KA Poleg), houses the first branch of IKEA in Israel as well as technology companies such as Ceedo . Tourism also plays a major part in Netanya's economy with some 19 hotels in the city having 1,452 rooms. Netanya is located on the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain , the historic land bridge between Europe, Africa, and Asia. The city is the capital of

2940-505: The north to Ra'anana in the south. Arabs who lived in the area used it for pasture , firewood and intermittent cultivation . The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the coastal plain during the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequent environmental degradation known from Hebrew sources . Netanya was established near the ancient site of Poleg by the Bnei Binyamin association in Zikhron Ya'akov . It

3000-399: The origin of Netanya's residents, 63,800 originate from Europe and America, 30,200 from North Africa, 18,100 from Asia, 10,500 from Ethiopia and 38,100 from Israel in 2008. That same year, 90,200 of the residents of Netanya were born in Israel, while 71,300 were born abroad. A significant number of Ethiopian Jews in Israel have settled in Netanya with over 10,500 Ethiopian Jewish residents in

3060-453: The self-employed is 6,379. There are 3,293 people who receive unemployment benefits and 14,963 people who receive an income guarantee. In terms of religion, Netanya is made up approximately of 50% secular Jews . It is also the home of the Sanzer dynasty and has a large Chabad Lubavitch presence. Industry in Netanya is largely divided between two industrial parks. In the south of the city,

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3120-433: The story of the establishment of Netanya. Ramat Poleg is an old neighborhood in Netanya, Israel, built in the late 1970s. It is the most southern neighborhood in Netanya. Ramat Poleg is an economically stable neighborhood with a rich culture and many sports activities. Established in 2006. This neighborhood is located along the shoreline at the southern part of Netanya. The neighborhood borders Ramat Poleg (to its south) and

3180-465: The surrounding communities, including the city of Hadera . Some regional lines are still operated by Egged. The intracity transportation is based on Egged Ta'avura bus lines and Shay Li service taxis. The Well House is a museum documenting the early history of Netanya. It is located in a historic building dating from 1928. Other museums are the Tribes of Israel Pearl Museum of Yemenite Jewish Heritage,

3240-494: The three Irgun fighters were hanged, the Irgun hanged the two sergeants in the factory and re-hanged and booby-trapped their bodies in an orange grove. In November 1947, an Egged bus driving from Netanya to Jerusalem was attacked in Petah Tikva . In 1948, following the withdrawal of British forces from Netanya and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , a large military base was established in the city. On December 3, 1948, Netanya

3300-475: The winter months, and dries up over the summer months. Signs along the rain pool include information on the types of flora and fauna that populate the ecosystem. In 1956 a beachfront in northern Netanya was selected as a home base for the Sanzer Hasidim by its leader, Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam . Halberstam established kindergartens, boys' and girls' schools, yeshivas , seminaries, synagogues,

3360-460: Was declared a city in the newly established State of Israel. Ramat Tiomkin, Ein Hatchlelet, Pardes Hagdud, and Ramat Ephraim were annexed to Netanya. At this time, Netanya had a population of 11,600. The Kiryat Eliezer Kaplan Industrial Zone was inaugurated in 1949 and Neve Itamar, founded in 1944, was annexed to Netanya. Netanya railway station opened in 1953. With Israel experiencing

3420-627: Was elected head. In 1944, Netanya had a population of 4,900. The first high school in Netanya opened in 1945. During the Jewish insurgency in Palestine , the Jewish underground group Irgun launched several attacks against British military and police forces in the Netanya area. The town itself was a bastion of support for the Irgun. The most infamous incident happened in July 1947, in what became known as

3480-607: Was established, and the first synagogue and school was built. In 1937 the cornerstone was laid for a new commercial center and the connection of Netanya to the Tel Aviv-Haifa road. In 1939, the Ophir diamond polishing plant, the first diamond polishing plant in Palestine, was opened by Asher Daskall and Zvi Rosenberg. In 1940, the British Mandate government defined Netanya as a local council of which Oved Ben-Ami

3540-622: Was named in honor of Nathan (Hebrew: Natan ) Straus (1848–1931), co-owner of Macy's department store, New York City Parks Commissioner , and president of the New York City Board of Health , who gifted two-thirds of his personal fortune to projects benefiting Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine . "Netanya...was named for Straus in the hope he would donate money to them. When he told them he had no more money to give they were disappointed, but decided to keep

3600-412: Was named in honor of Nathan Straus , a prominent Jewish American merchant and philanthropist in the early 20th century who was the co-owner of Macy's department store . The city's 14 km (8.7 mi) of beaches have made the city a popular tourist resort . In 2022, Netanya had a population of 233,104, making it the 7th-largest city in Israel by population. An additional 150,000 people live in

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