Nadene Goldfoot
You are looking at a small town called Nof Ha Galil in Samaria (more known as West Bank)
Nof HaGalil is a city located in northern Israel in the Lower Galilee region, directly bordering the Arab city of Nazareth. Nof HaGalil (originally founded as Nazareth Illit) began development in late 1956, with the first dwellings completed in September 1956 and the first residents arriving in December 1956. It was formally established and recognized in 1957
Nof HaGalil is a city in the Northern District of Israel with a population of 45,805.
Nof HaGalil was founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit (Hebrew: נָצְרַת עִלִּית, romanized: Natzrat Ilit; Arabic: الناصرة العليا, romanized: An-Nāṣira al-‘ulyā, lit. 'Upper Nazareth'), it was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the city of Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley. In 1963, it was declared a local council, and in 1974, it formally gained the status of a city. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the city saw a large influx of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet republics, which doubled the city's population and made it one of the centers of Russian Jewish culture in Israel.Nof Hagalil also has a significant Israeli Arab community.
Initially the city was referred to as the "Jewish neighborhood" of Nazareth, then as Kiryat Natzeret. The name Nazareth Illit (Upper Nazareth) was adopted in 1958. In 1961, Nazareth Illit was recognized as a municipal local council. In 2019 the city was renamed Nof HaGalil (Hebrew: נוֹף הַגָּלִיל, lit. View of the Galilee). That was the 5th name change.
According to Central Bureau of Statistics data from the end of 2024, approximately 47% of Nof HaGalil's residents are Jewish and 39% are Arab, including approximately 23% Christians and 16% Muslims.
Need to know: The Joint List (Arabic: القائمة المشتركة, romanized: al-Qaʾimah al-Mushtarakah; Hebrew: הָרְשִׁימָה הַמְּשֻׁתֶּפֶת, romanized: HaReshima HaMeshutefet) is a political alliance of Arab-majority political parties in Israel. The current Joint List reestablished in 2026 by Hadash, Balad and Ta'al adheres to a left-wing and progressive platform. Originally it included the Islamist Ra'am party ahead of the 2015 election, but the original Joint List was dissolved in 2019 and 2021 due to Ta'al and Ra'am withdrawing, respectively,
The results of the elections to the 26th Knesset reveal a significant shift in voting patterns in Nof HaGalil: The Joint List has become the city's largest party, winning nearly one-third of the valid votes and overtaking Likud, which led in the previous elections.
According to Central Elections Committee data, the Joint List received 8,216 votes in Nof HaGalil, representing 31.65% of the valid ballots. Likud finished a distant second with 5,531 votes, or 21.31%.
In third place was Yisrael Beytenu, led by Avigdor Liberman, which received 3,564 votes, representing 13.73%. Ra'am finished only eighth, with 936 votes, or 3.61%, approximately 20 votes fewer than Otzma Yehudit, led by Itamar Ben Gvir.
Now, will their city plans for Nof HaGalil carry through, I wonder? They sound terrific. In 2021, seven housing projects were under construction in Nof HaGalil. Construction has begun on the Haifa–Nazareth Light Rail which will pass through Nof HaGalil, with 7 stations planned throughout the city. The development of a large municipal park is nearing completion. It includes a petting zoo, an ecological lake, a planetarium, an astronomical observatory, a skating rink, an extreme zip-line course, a musical park, a botanical garden, and an amphitheater. A new government complex is also under construction and there are plans for the expansion of three commercial centers and a hi-tech park.
According to [reliable sources], although the city's Arab population has increased in recent years, the municipality has not approved the construction of churches, mosques, or public Arabic-speaking schools. Usually in other countries,; such places are paid for by that minority group themselves.
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