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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 3 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

Ein al-Zeitun massacre

The Ein al Zeitun massacre occurred on May 1, 1948 at the Arab village of Ein al-Zeitun just north of Safed, then part of the British Mandate for Palestine. Between 30 and 70 Arab prisoners were killed by the Palmach. Ein al Zeitun at this time was an Arab village of about 800 inhabitants. It was believed by local Jews that Arabs from the village had taken part in a 1929 massacre of Jews in Safed and the massacre is assumed to be as a point of revenge.

Located at 32.9872, 35.4916 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mass murder in 1948, 1948 Arab–Israeli War, History of Palestine, Massacres in Palestine

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 2 miles away.
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Moshavim, Nature reserves in Israel

Galilee earthquake of 1837

The Galilee earthquake of 1837, often called the Safed earthquake, was a devastating earthquake that shook the Galilee on January 1 and is one of a number of moderate to large events that have occurred along the Dead Sea Transform (DST) fault system that marks the boundary of two tectonic plates; the African Plate on the west and the Arabian Plate on the east.

Located at 33, 35.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Earthquakes in the Levant, 1837 earthquakes, History of Safed

Birya Fortress

Birya Fortress is a fortress built during the British Mandate, near the modern town of Birya. In 1946 the Birya affair took place here, and now it is a museum. Birya was founded by the Palmach on January 8, 1945 and the fortress built thereafter. In addition to its civilian purpose, the settlement was intended to serve as a base for the defense of Jews in nearby Safed, which at the time had an Arab majority, and as a waystation for Jewish immigrants arriving from Syria.

Located at 32.9904, 35.5079 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History museums in Israel, North District (Israel)

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 1 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

Dalton Winery

The Dalton Winery was founded in 1995 by members of the Haruni family who moved to Israel from England. The chief winemaker is Na'ama Sorkin, who has been with Dalton since 2002. The winery releases wines under several labels, and beginning with the 2006 vintage the winery released wines under the Matatia label, destined to become the company's flagship brand, with wines released only in select vintage years as judged by the winemakers. Current production is about 850,000 bottles annually.

Located at 33.0176, 35.491 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Companies established in 1995, Wineries of Israel