Afik

Afik
Hebrew ืึฒืคึดื™ืง
Name meaning lit. channel, riverbed, derives from the Arab name Fiq and the ancient Biblical city Afeq.[1]
Founded 1972[2]
Council Golan Regional Council
Region Golan Heights
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Coordinates
Population 215 (2006)
Afik
For other uses, see Afek.

Afik (Hebrew: ืึฒืคึดื™ืงโ€Žโ€Ž) is an Israeli settlement and a kibbutz, and the first Jewish locale established in the Golan Heights after the Six Day War. Affiliated with Ihud HaKvutzot VeHaKibbutzim, it was established near the site of the abandoned Syrian village named Fiq on 8 May 1972.[3][4][5] It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council, and the Fik Airfield is located nearby.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[6] In 1981, Israel annexed the Golan Heights, although this declaration is not recognized by the international community and was ruled null and void by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 497. There are multiple locations called Aphek in the Bible and the location of the kibbutz is believed to be adjacent to the ruins of the ancient Aphek mentioned in the Books of Kings(1 Kings 20:26) which tells how King Ahab of Israel defeated Ben-Hadad I of Damascus [7] and the prophet Elisha foretold that King Jehoash of Israel would defeat Ben-Hadad III of Damascus.[8][9]

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References

  1. ^ Website of Golan Regional Council, 10 March 2008 (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ A Nahal settlement by the name Afiq was established some 4 km to the N East in 1967. Kibbutz Afiq was established as a civilian locality in its current place in 1972, but it is still listed on the Israeli records as a 1967-established locality.
  3. ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica: events of 1972-1981, p. 357, Encyclopaedia Judaica, 1982, accessed December 21, 2009
  4. ^ The colonization of the West Bank territories by Israel: hearings before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, first session, October 17 and 18, 1977, United States Congress, Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978, accessed December 21, 2009
  5. ^ "ืืคื™ืง". Golan Residence Association. http://www.golan.org.il/555/439.htm. Retrieved 30 December 2009. (Hebrew)
  6. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm. 
  7. ^ 1 Kings 20, accessed December 21, 2009
  8. ^ "The Golan Heights: Geography, Geology and History". Jewish Virtual Library. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Peace/golan1.html. Retrieved 30 December 2009. 
  9. ^ Pinchas Neman (1966). "ืืคืง". ืื ืฆื™ืงืœื•ืคื“ื™ื” ื’ื™ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ืช ืžืงืจืื™ืช (Biblical Geographic Encyclopedia). Yavne Publishing. http://www.daat.ac.il/encyclopedia/value.asp?id1=3558. Retrieved 30 December 2009. (Hebrew)