Editing Netivot (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:PikiWiki Israel 10703 Architecture of Israel.jpg|thumb|Ethiopian cultural center in Netivot]]
In 2001, the ethnic make-up of the city was 99.9% Jewish, and the population was evenly divided between males and females. The city ranked relatively low in the socio-economic index (3 out of 10).<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Councils and Municipalities, by Economic-Socio Index, Ranking and Cluster Membership |url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/www/publications/local_authorities2003/pdf/t02.pdf |publisher=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225753/http://www.cbs.gov.il/www/publications/local_authorities2003/pdf/t02.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the wake of [[Operation Solomon]], Netivot absorbed a large number of Ethiopian Jewish immigrants.<ref>[http://netivot.jewishagency.org/2011/12/26/netivot-commemorates-20-years-to-operation-solomon/ Netivot commemorates 20 years to Operation Solomon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003050026/http://netivot.jewishagency.org/2011/12/26/netivot-commemorates-20-years-to-operation-solomon/ |date=2013-10-03 }}</ref>