Rakefet

Rakefet
  • רַקֶּפֶת (Hebrew)
Etymology: Cyclamen
Rakefet is located in Northwest Israel
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Rakefet
Rakefet
Location within Northwest Israel
Rakefet is located in Israel
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Rakefet
Rakefet
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 32°51′17″N 35°15′56″E / 32.85472°N 35.26556°E / 32.85472; 35.26556
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
SubdistrictAcre
CouncilMisgav
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1981
Population
 (2024)
938

Rakefet (Hebrew: רַקֶּפֶת) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee near Sakhnin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 938.

History

The village was established in 1981 as a moshav shitufi; its name means "Cyclamen". In August 1989 it was converted to a community settlement.[citation needed]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Rakefet". Misgav Regional council. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  3. ↑ Khoury, Jack (September 6, 2011). "Israeli Arab Couple Wins Legal Battle to Build Home in Northern Jewish Town". Haaretz. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.