Rakefet

This article is about the Israeli community settlement. For the Israeli Olympic gymnast, see Rakefet Remigolski.
Rakefet
רַקֶּפֶת‎
Rakefet is located in Northwest Israel
Rakefet
Rakefet
Coordinates: 32°51′17″N 35°15′56″E / 32.85472°N 35.26556°E / 32.85472; 35.26556
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMisgav
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1981
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,038

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 2022 it had a population of 1,038.[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 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  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.