Yesha, Israel Explained

Yesha
Arname:	ييشع
Foundation:	1957
Founded By:	Egyptian immigrants
District:	south
Council:	Eshkol
Affiliation:	Moshavim Movement
Pushpin Map:	Israel northwest negev#Israel
Pushpin Mapsize:	250
Coordinates:	31.2467°N 34.4003°W

Yesha (Hebrew: יֵשַׁע, lit. Salvation) is an agricultural moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was established in 1957 by Jews who were expelled from Egypt in the wake of the 1956 Suez Crisis.^[1] Its name is derived from the biblical passage "with the power of salvation of his [God's] right hand" (Psalms 20:6).^{[2] [3]}

Yesha has been a target of Palestinian rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, one which killed a 70-year-old woman in 2008.^[4]

See also

• Jewish exodus from the Muslim world

Notes and References

1. Book: Mapa Publishing. 965-7184-34-7. Yuval Elazari. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel. Tel-Aviv. 2005. 268. he.
2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.477,
3. Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962, p29
4. News: Woman killed by Qassam in southern Israel . . May 13, 2008 . December 29, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107120305/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3542439,00.html . January 7, 2009 . live .