Petahya

Petahya (Hebrew: פְּתַחְיָה‎‎) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 729.

The moshav was founded in 1951 on the land of the abandoned Arab village of al-Na'ani, whose residents had fled to the Ramallah area, Jerusalem and Jordan during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Initially named Gezer 10, its founders were immigrants from the Tunisian youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni. They were later joined by immigrants from Algeria and India. Today most of its residents work in vineyards.