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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

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

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 2 miles away.
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Regional councils in Israel, North District (Israel), Merom HaGalil Regional Council

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 2 miles away.
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Moshavim

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 2 miles away.
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Earthquakes in the Levant, 1837 earthquakes, History of Safed

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

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 2 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

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 2 miles away.
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Companies established in 1995, Wineries of Israel