Yiftah

This article is about the Israeli kibbutz. For the biblical judge, see Jephthah.
Yiftah
Yiftah
Coordinates: 33°7′39.71″N 35°33′6.11″E / 33.1276972°N 35.5516972°E / 33.1276972; 35.5516972Coordinates: 33°7′39.71″N 35°33′6.11″E / 33.1276972°N 35.5516972°E / 33.1276972; 35.5516972
District Northern
Council Upper Galilee
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 18 August 1948
Founded by Demobbed Palmach soldiers
Population (2015) 505[1]
Website yiftah.kibbutz.org.il
Yiftah

Yiftah (Hebrew: יִפְתָּח‎, lit. He will open) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border and Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 505.

History

The kibbutz was established on 18 August 1948 by demobilised Palmach soldiers who were members of the Yiftach Brigade, after which the kibbutz is named. Metzudat Koach is located nearby.

Yiftah is located near Jahula,[2] but on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Qadas.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi, village #22. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
  3. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 485. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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