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{{Infobox Israel village
| pushpin_map=Israel north negev
| pushpin_mapsize=250
|coordinates = {{coord|31|00|06|N|34|45|56|E|display=inline,title}}
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| foundation = 8 February 2012
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| council = [[Ramat HaNegev Regional Council|Ramat HaNegev]]
| district = south
| hebname = שיזף
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| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Shezaf}}
| population_footnotes= {{Israel populations|reference}}
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'''Sheizaf''' ({{langx|he|שיזף}}) is a mixed religious-secular [[community settlement]] in southern [[Israel]]. Located around 25 kilometres south of [[Beersheba]], it falls under the jurisdiction of [[Ramat HaNegev Regional Council]]. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Shezaf}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
==History==
The village was founded on 8 February 2012 by ten families.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2014/10/israel-sheizaf-social-justice-protests-negev-community.html|title=Social revolution and the new Negev pioneers|website=Al Monitor|date=15 October 2014}}</ref> Initially an unofficial settlement, it was declared illegal by a Beersheba District Court in November 2014 as it had been established on land planned for a student village, but Interior Minister [[Gideon Sa'ar]] overruled the decision and granted formal recognition to the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-overrules-court-legalizes-new-town-in-negev/|title=Government overrules court, legalizes new town in Negev|website=The Times of Israel|date=3 November 2014}}</ref>
==References==
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{{Ramat Negev Regional Council}}
[[Category:Community settlements]]
[[Category:Populated places in Southern District (Israel)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 2012]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Israel]]