| Shim'a | |
| Hebrew | שִׁמְעָה / יוֹנָדָב |
| Also spelled | Yonadav (officially) |
| Name meaning | Named after Shimeah or Jonadab |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Council | Har Hebron |
| Region | West Bank |
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Shim'a
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Shim'a (Hebrew: שִׁמְעָה), also Yonadav (Hebrew: יוֹנָדָב), is a non-religious Jewish village and Israeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank along the Green Line south of Livneh and Omarim. It is located on a hill 600 metres above sea level and within the municipal jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[1]
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 2007, about eighty families live in Shim'a. It is named after Jonabab son of Shimeah (King David's brother).
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