11 points in the Negev

11 points in the Negev



thumb|right|300px|Jewish colonialisation of the Negev On the left: the realisation, on the right side the plan

11 points in the Negev ( _he. 11 הנקודות, "11 HaNekudot") was a Jewish Agency settlement operation in 1946 carried out in order to create a Jewish presence in the Negev desert prior to any partition of Palestine.

The settlement occurred overnight following the end of Yom Kippur, i.e. the night of 5-6 October.

The eleven settlements were:
*Be'eri
*Gal On
*Hatzerim
*Kedma
*Kfar Darom
*Mishmar HaNegev
*Nevatim
*Nirim
*Shoval
*Tkuma
*Urim

ee also

*Three lookouts

External links

* [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467812017&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter The great drift] Jerusalem Post, 25 January 2007


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