Meitav | |
Foundation: | 1954 |
District: | north |
Council: | Gilboa |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel jezreel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 32.5467°N 35.3006°W |
Meitav (Hebrew: מֵיטָב, lit. Utmost, best) is a moshav in north-eastern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The moshav was established in 1954 by immigrants from Kurdistan and Iraq on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mazar.[1] The third settlement to be founded in the Ta'anakh, it was initially named Ta'anakh Gimel (lit. Ta'anakh 3). The name derives from Bereshit/Genesis 47,11: "Joseph ... gave them property in the best part of the land."[2] [3]
. All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. W.. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 337.