Geva Carmel Explained

Geva Carmel
Founded:1949
District:haifa
Council:Hof HaCarmel
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
Pushpin Map:Israel haifa
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Coordinates:32.6619°N 34.9544°W

Geva Carmel (Hebrew: גֶּבַע כַּרְמֶל, lit. Carmel Hill) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

Moshav Geva Carmel was established in 1949 by immigrants from Tunisia and Turkey, including Moshe Sardines, who later served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai. The moshav takes its name from the Hellenistic Jewish city of Geva, which according to Josephus was situated in a large plain near Galilee and Mount Carmel.[1]

According to Walid Khalidi, it was built east of the village of al-Sarafand, named for and built on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Jaba', about 1/2 km northwest of the village site.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=5LaIAgAAQBAJ&dq=geva+carmel+josephus&pg=PA36 The Economy of Roman Palestine, Ze'ev Safrai
  2. Book: Morris, Benny . Benny Morris

    . The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Benny Morris . 2004 . 978-0-521-00967-6 . Cambridge University Press. xxii.