Keshet, Golan Heights

Keshet, Golan Heights

Keshet ( _he. קשת) is an Israeli moshav in the Golan Heights. It was established in 1974 after the Yom Kippur War by Hapoel HaMizrachi near the abandoned Syrian city of Quneitra. Its name is a translation of the name Quneitra ("arch"), and is also a Hebrew acronym of "kuneitra shelanu tamid" ( _he. קוניטרה שלנו תמיד), meaning "Quneitra is ours forever".

History

Keshet was established in the period between the cease-fire and armistice agreement following the Yom Kippur War by national-religious demonstrators who opposed an Israeli withdrawal to the pre-war line. They initially settled in a bunker in the fringes of Quneitra, but were forced to relocate to an abandoned Syrian farm when Quneitra was returned to Syria as part of the armistice agreement. Four months later, the Israeli government agreed to establish the settlement, and the settlers moved to another temporary location in an abandoned Syrian military camp further west. The settlement at its present location was established in 1978.

Geography

Keshet is situated near the volcanic cone of Tel Fares at 710 meters above sea level. It is located just south of Highway 87 between the Keshet Junction and the Bashan Junction. Its population, as of 2005, was 524. [http://gis.cbs.gov.il/website/yishuvim/yishuvim_2005/XLS/bycode.xls]

Economy

The community's economy is based on agriculture and tourism, and it has a field school and a religious mechina (military preparatory institution).

References

External links

* [http://www2.golan.org.il/ts.exe?tsurl=0.73.16131.0.0 About Keshet] he icon


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