Rakefet

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This article is about the Israeli community settlement. For the Israeli Olympic gymnast, see Rakefet Remigolski.
Rakefet
רַקֶּפֶת‎
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Rakefet is located in Northwest Israel
Rakefet
Rakefet
Coordinates: 32°51′16.55″N 35°15′55.8″E / 32.8545972°N 35.265500°E / 32.8545972; 35.265500Coordinates: 32°51′16.55″N 35°15′55.8″E / 32.8545972°N 35.265500°E / 32.8545972; 35.265500
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMisgav
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1981
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,057

Rakefet (Hebrew: רַקֶּפֶת) is a community settlement in northern Israel.[2] Located in the Lower Galilee near Sakhnin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,057.[1]

History[]

The village was established in 1981 as a moshav shitufi; its name means "Cyclamen". In August 1989 it was converted to a community settlement.

In September 2011 a High Court of Justice ordered the Israel Lands Administration to allocate a plot of state land to an Arab couple, Fatina and Ahmed Zabeidat. The ruling came after the Arab couple was first denied a membership in the community.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Rakefet". Misgav Regional council.
  3. ^ Khoury, Jack (September 6, 2011). "Israeli Arab Couple Wins Legal Battle to Build Home in Northern Jewish Town". Haaretz. Retrieved May 27, 2019.

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