Alona Regional Council
Regional council
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Alona Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית אלונה, Mo'atza Azorit Alona) is a regional council in northern Israel. It is part of Haifa District and covers three moshavim, Amikam, Aviel and Givat Nili. The council's headquarters are located in Amikam. The emblem is inscribed with Biblical words from Psalm 126:5: "Those who sow in tears, will reap with songs of joy."[1]
Alona
אלונה | |
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Regional council (from 1953) | |
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 Interactive map of Alona | |
| District | Haifa |
| Subdistrict | Hadera |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Aryeh Sharon |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,070 dunams (27.07 km2; 10.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 2,200 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
History
The council was created for the three Mishkei Herut Beitar-affiliated moshavim due to ideological differences with other settlements, most of which were affiliated with Labor Zionism movements.[2]
Voting Patterns
In the 2022 election, 68 percent of voters in the regional council voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 31 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 1 percent voted for the Arab parties.[3]
