Ben Zakai | |
Foundation: | 1950 |
Founded By: | Libyan Jewish refugees |
District: | center |
Council: | Hevel Yavne |
Affiliation: | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Pushpin Map: | Israel center ta#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 31.8558°N 34.73°W |
Ben Zakai (Hebrew: בֶּן זַכַּאי) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The moshav was established in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Tripoli (in modern Libya) on the lands of depopulated Arab village of Yibna,[1] and was named after Yochanan ben Zakai.
. All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 423.