District Northern Affiliation Moshavim Movement Founded 1981 | Council Misgav Population (2015) 905 Local time Friday 12:52 AM | |
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Rakefet (Hebrew: רַקֶּפֶת) is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee near Sakhnin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 905.
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Map of Rakefet, Israel
History
The village was established in 1981 as a moshav shitufi; its name means "Cyclamen". In August 1989 it was converted to a communal 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.
References
Rakefet Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA