Rakefet
רַקֶּפֶת | |
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Coordinates: 32°51′17″N 35°15′56″E / 32.85472°N 35.26556°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Misgav |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1981 |
Population (2022)
[1] | 1,038 |
Rakefet ( Hebrew: רַקֶּפֶת) is a community settlement in northern Israel. [2] Located in the Lower Galilee near Sakhnin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,038. [1]
The village was established in 1981 as a moshav shitufi; its name means " Cyclamen". In August 1989 it was converted to a community settlement.
In September 2011 a High Court of Justice ordered the Israel Lands Administration to allocate a plot of state land to an Arab couple, Fatina and Ahmed Zabeidat. The ruling came after the Arab couple was first denied a membership in the community. [3]