| Ksalon | |
| Altoffsp: | Kesalon |
| Founded: | 1952 |
| Founded By: | Yemenite Jews |
| District: | jerusalem |
| Council: | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation: | Agricultural Union |
| Pushpin Map: | Israel jerusalem |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Coordinates: | 31.7739°N 35.0494°W |
Ksalon (Hebrew: כְּסָלוֹן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The first transit camp (ma'abara) for new Jewish immigrants was set up in 1950 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Kasla.[1] [2] New immigrants from Yemen brought to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet were given farmland there, but abandoned the moshav a few years later to join members of the Yemenite community living in Rosh Ha'ayin. Their place was taken by Jewish immigrants from Morocco.[3]
The moshav was named for the biblical city of Ksalon (Chesalon) mentioned in 15:10 , which was probably situated on the tel[4] nearby[5] and preserved in the Palestinian name of the place.[6] [7]
. 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. 299.