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'''Ein Rafa''' ({{lang-ar|عين رافا or عين رافه}}; {{lang-he|עין ראפה}}) is a small ] village located across Route 1 from ]. It falls under the jurisdiction of ]. In 2006 the village had a population of 865. '''Ein Rafa''' ({{lang-ar|عين رافا or عين رافه}}; {{lang-he|עין ראפה}}) is a small ] village in central . Located across ] from ], it falls under the jurisdiction of ]. In 2006 it had a population of 865.


==History== ==History==
It was founded in the 1940s when the Barhoum family moved from the nearby village of ] into the valley. Its growth began after 1948 when several other families including Nasrallah fled or were expelled from Suba<ref>B. Morris, ''The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited'', Cambridge University Press 2004, p436.</ref> and settled there.<ref> Palestine Remembered</ref> In 2007 there was controversy when one home was demolished in the village.<ref> The Jerusalem Post, 26 July 2007</ref> It is also the location of a coexistence project.<ref> The Guardian, 6 April 2004</ref> It was founded in the 1940s when the Barhoum family moved from the nearby village of ] into the valley. Its growth began after 1948 when several other families including Nasrallah fled or were expelled from Suba and settled there.<ref>B. Morris, ''The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited'', Cambridge University Press 2004, p436.</ref><ref> Palestine Remembered</ref> In 2007 there was controversy when one home was demolished in the village.<ref> The Jerusalem Post, 26 July 2007</ref> It is also the location of a co-existence project.<ref> The Guardian, 6 April 2004</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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Revision as of 11:57, 14 July 2008

Place in Israel
Ein Rafa
CountryIsrael
CouncilMateh Yehuda
RegionJerusalem corridor
Founded1940s
Founded byBarhoum family
Websiteeinrafa.com

Ein Rafa (Template:Lang-ar; Template:Lang-he) is a small Arab village in central . Located across Route 1 from Abu Ghosh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 865.

History

It was founded in the 1940s when the Barhoum family moved from the nearby village of Suba into the valley. Its growth began after 1948 when several other families including Nasrallah fled or were expelled from Suba and settled there. In 2007 there was controversy when one home was demolished in the village. It is also the location of a co-existence project.

See also

References

  1. B. Morris, The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press 2004, p436.
  2. Suba as I heard and saw but never lived Palestine Remembered
  3. J'lem-area house demolition strains Arab-Jewish relations The Jerusalem Post, 26 July 2007
  4. The ripple effect The Guardian, 6 April 2004

External links

Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
Kibbutzim
Moshavim
Community settlements
Arab villages
Other villages

31°47′26.33″N 35°6′58.6″E / 31.7906472°N 35.116278°E / 31.7906472; 35.116278

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