Netu'a

Netu'a
Netu'a
Coordinates: 33°3′53.24″N 35°19′21.97″E / 33.0647889°N 35.3227694°E / 33.0647889; 35.3227694Coordinates: 33°3′53.24″N 35°19′21.97″E / 33.0647889°N 35.3227694°E / 33.0647889; 35.3227694
District Northern
Council Ma'ale Yosef
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1966
Founded by Moshavniks
Population (2015)[1] 277

Netu'a (Hebrew: נְטוּעָה‎, lit. Planted) is an moshav in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 277.[1]

History

The village was established in 1966 by residents of other local moshavim as part of a plan to encourage more Jewish settlement in the Galilee. It is located on the land of the Palestinian villages of Dayr al-Qassi and Al-Mansura,[2] both were depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, pp. 13, 24, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
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