Rakefet | |
Founded: | 1981 |
District: | north |
Council: | Misgav |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel northwest |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 32.8547°N 35.2656°W |
Rakefet (Hebrew: רַקֶּפֶת) is a community settlement in northern Israel.[1] Located in the Lower Galilee near Sakhnin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The village was established in 1981 as a moshav shitufi; its name means "Cyclamen". In August 1989 it was converted to a community settlement.
In September 2011 a High Court of Justice ordered the Israel Lands Administration to allocate a plot of state land to an Arab couple, Fatina and Ahmed Zabeidat. The ruling came after the Arab couple was first denied a membership in the community.[2]