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Moshav in central Israel Place in Central, Israel
Ben Zakai בֶּן זַכַּאי‎
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Coordinates: 31°51′21″N 34°43′48″E / 31.85583°N 34.73000°E / 31.85583; 34.73000
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilHevel Yavne
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1950
Founded byLibyan Jewish refugees
Population1,080

Ben Zakai (Hebrew: בֶּן זַכַּאי) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,080.

History

The moshav was established in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Tripoli (in modern Libya) on the lands of depopulated Arab village of Yibna, and was named after Yochanan ben Zakai.

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 423. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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