| Ben Ami | |
| Hebrew | בֶּן עַמִּי |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Demobilized soldiers |
| Council | Matte Asher |
| Region | Western Galilee |
| District | North |
| Affiliation | Moshavim movement |
| Coordinates | |
| Population | 703 (2009) |
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Ben Ami
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Ben Ami (Hebrew: בֶּן עַמִּי) is an agricultural settlement in the Matte Asher Regional Council in the North District of Israel, next to Nahariya. The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilized soldiers on the lands of the Palestinian village of Umm al-Faraj.[1]
Ben Ami was one of settlements hit by Katyusha rockets sent by Hezbollah on July 14, 2006 during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
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