Geva Carmel
Geva Carmel | |
|---|---|
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Tunisian and Turkish refugees |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,205 |
Geva Carmel (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Carmel Hill) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,205.
History
The moshav was established in 1949 by immigrants from Tunisia and Turkey, including Moshe Sardines, who later served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai. The town was named after the classic-era Jewish city of Geva, located in the area and described by Josephus.[citation needed] According to Rashid Khalidi, it was built east of the village of al-Sarafand, named for and built on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Jaba', about 1/2 km northwest of the Arab village site.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 166, 188, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxii. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.