Ya'ara Explained

Ya'ara
Foundation:1950
Founded By:Maghrebi Jews
District:north
Council:Ma'ale Yosef
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
Pushpin Map:Israel northwest#Israel
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Coordinates:33.0669°N 35.1847°W

Ya'ara (Hebrew: יַעֲרָה||[[Honeysuckle]]) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 1950 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Arab al-Samniyya[1] by immigrants from Yemen, who were later joined by Jewish immigrants from North Africa and local Bedouin, and was the first mixed Jewish-Bedouin village in the country. It was named after the surrounding forests.

During the 2023–24 conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, northern Israeli border communities including Ya'ara faced targeted attacks by Hezbollah and Palestinian factions based in Lebanon, resulting in their evacuation.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Khalidi, W.. All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 6.
  2. Web site: Fabian . Emanuel . IDF to evacuate civilians from 28 communities along Lebanese border amid attacks . 2023-10-22 . The Times of Israel . en-US.