Prazon Explained

Prazon
Foundation:1953
Founded By:Kurdish Jews
District:north
Council:Gilboa
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
Pushpin Map:Israel jezreel
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Coordinates:32.5447°N 35.3117°W

Prazon (Hebrew: פְּרָזוֹן) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was founded in 1953 by immigrants to Israel from Kurdistan on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mazar.[1]

Prazon was the second settlement in the Ta'anakh region after Avital.[2] The name "Prazon" ("rural population") is taken from a verse in chapter 5, verse 7 of the Book of Judges: "The rural population in Israel ceased, until I, Deborah, arose." The story described in Judges took place in the surrounding region.

The local football club, Hapoel Asi Gilboa, is based in Prazon.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Walid Khalidi

    . 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.

  2. https://www.hagilboa.org.il/articles/item/895/ Moshav Avital celebrates 60th anniversary