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Safsaf massacre

The Safsaf massacre occurred on October 29, 1948, when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) captured the Palestinian Arab village of Safsaf in the Galilee. The village was defended by the Arab Liberation Army's Second Yarmuk Battalion. Safsaf was the first village to fall in Operation Hiram, the aim of which, according to the IDF, was to "destroy the enemy in the central Galilee 'pocket,' to take control of the whole of the Galilee and to establish a defense line on the country's northern border.

Located at 33.0111, 35.4461 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mass murder in 1948, 1948 Palestinian exodus, 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Battles and operations of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Israeli war crimes, Massacres in Israel during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Massacres committed by Israel

Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue

The Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue, located in Safed, Israel, was built in memory of Rabbi Isaac Luria, (1534 - 1572), who was known as the "Ari". It dates from the late 16th-century, it being constructed several years after the death of Luria, a great kabbalist who arrived in Safed in 1570. A Hebrew inscription above the entrance lintel reads: "How awe-inspiring is this place, the synagogue of the Ari of blessed memory. ” The synagogue is known for its colorful and ornate Holy Ark.

Located at 32.9686, 35.4867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Synagogues in Safed, 16th-century synagogues, Orthodox synagogues in Israel, Isaac Luria

Merom HaGalil Regional Council

The Merom HaGalil Regional Council is a regional council in the northern Galilee of northern Israel. The regional council was established in 1950. The head of the council is Shlomo Levi.

Located at 32.9978, 35.4406 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Regional councils in Israel, North District (Israel), Merom HaGalil Regional Council

Kerem Ben Zimra

Kerem Ben Zimra is a moshav near Safed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. The Arab village Al-Ras al-Ahmar on the site was depopulated in 1948. The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Turkey, to whom immigrants were added from Romania and Morocco. Rabbi Meir Yehuda Getz (1924–1995), a kabbalist and the first rabbi of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, was among the founders of the moshav.

Located at 33.0382, 35.4686 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Moshavim, Nature reserves in Israel

Kfar Hoshen

Kfar Hoshen, formerly known as Safsufa (ספסופה), is a moshav about 4 km north of Meron in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. The moshav is situated on the land of the former Palestinian village of Safsaf, whose villagers fled to Lebanon after the Safsaf massacre in October 1948, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Bulgaria and with the support of the Moshavim Movement.

Located at 33.0123, 35.4415 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Moshavim

Ein Zeitim

Ein Zeitim was a kibbutz near Safed established in 1891. It was founded by members of the Dorshei Zion (Seekers of Zion) society, a Zionist pioneer group from Minsk. Despite strong opposition by the Turkish government, the settlers managed to create farms with olive groves, orchards and dairy and poultry. Ein Zeitim was built 800m north of the Arab village Ein al-Zeitun, which had commonly been called Ein Zeitim in Hebrew and had been a mixed Arab-Jewish village during the Middle Ages.

Located at 32.9972, 35.4859 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Former kibbutzim, Populated places established in 1891, Jewish villages in the Ottoman Empire, Jewish villages in the Mandate for Palestine

Meron Junction Bus 361 attack

The Meron Junction Bus 361 attack was a suicide bombing which occurred on August 4, 2002 on an Egged bus in the Meron junction in northern Israel near Safed. 9 people were killed in the attack and 38 people were injured. The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

Located at 32.9883, 35.4436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mass murder in 2002, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups, Palestinian terrorism, Palestinian suicide bomber attacks against buses, Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2002