- Ein Rafa
Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Ein Rafa
foundation = 1940s
founded_by = Barhoum family
region =Jerusalem corridor
council = Mateh Yehuda
industry =
affiliation =
website = [http://einrafa.com/ einrafa.com]Ein Rafa ( _ar. عين رافا or عين رافه; _he. עין ראפה) is a small Arab village in central [Israel] . Located across Route 1 from
Abu Ghosh , it falls under the jurisdiction ofMateh 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. [B. Morris, "The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited", Cambridge University Press 2004, p436.] [ [http://www.palestineremembered.com/Jerusalem/Suba/Story763.html Suba as I heard and saw but never lived] Palestine Remembered] In 2007 there was controversy when one home was demolished in the village. [ [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1185379015592&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull J'lem-area house demolition strains Arab-Jewish relations] The Jerusalem Post, 26 July 2007] It is also the location of a co-existence project. [ [http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,,1186055,00.html The ripple effect] The Guardian, 6 April 2004]
ee also
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List of Arab localities in Israel References
External links
* [http://einrafa.com/ Village website] ar icon
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