Rakefet
Rakefet
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| Etymology: Cyclamen | |
Rakefet Rakefet | |
| 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 (2024)[1] | 938 |
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 2024 it had a population of 938.[1]
History
The village was established in 1981 as a moshav shitufi; its name means "Cyclamen". In August 1989 it was converted to a community settlement.
The underground Rakefet prison was opened in 1980 to house organised crime figures, but was closed in 1985 as its conditions were considered inhumane. It was re-opened in 2023 on the orders of Israel's security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to house Palestinian prisoners (according to Ben-Gvir, members of the Nukhba forces) following the 7 October attacks.[3]
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.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ^ "Rakefet". Misgav Regional council. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ Graham-Harrison, Emma (8 November 2025). "Israel's underground jail, where Palestinians are held without charge and never see daylight". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ Khoury, Jack (September 6, 2011). "Israeli Arab Couple Wins Legal Battle to Build Home in Northern Jewish Town". Haaretz. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
External links
- Official website (Hebrew)