Alon HaGalil | |
Founded: | 1980 |
Founded By: | Moshavim Movement |
Altoffsp: | Allon HaGalil |
Council: | Jezreel Valley |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel haifa |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 32.7572°N 35.2206°W |
Website: | https://alonhagalil.org.il/ |
Alon HaGalil (Hebrew: אַלּוֹן הַגָּלִיל||Oak of the Galilee) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Alon Hagalil was founded in 1980 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian town of Saffuriya until the establishment of Israel.[1] Founded as a moshav, it converted to a community settlement in 1986, but remains a member of the Moshavim Movement.
. Walid Khalidi . All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Institute for Palestine Studies . Washington DC . 0-88728-224-5 . 1992. 352.