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'''11 points in the Negev''' ({{lang-he|11 הנקודות}}, ''11 HaNekudot'') refers to a [[Jewish Agency for Israel|Jewish Agency]] plan for establishing eleven settlements in the [[Negev]] in 1946, prior to the establishment of the [[State of Israel]]. |
'''11 points in the Negev''' ({{lang-he|11 הנקודות}}, ''11 HaNekudot'') refers to a [[Jewish Agency for Israel|Jewish Agency]] plan for establishing eleven settlements in the [[Negev]] in 1946, prior to the establishment of the [[State of Israel]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[Image:Hatzerim.jpg|thumb|250px|Aerial view of Hatzerim, 1958]] |
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A plan to establish eleven "points" of [[Jewish]] settlement in the Negev was devised in order to assure a Jewish presence in the area prior to the [[United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine|partition of Palestine]].<ref>[http://www.alynride.org/?CategoryID=231&ArticleID=328 On Road 2008, Day 2] International Bike Ride for the Children of ALYN hospital</ref> This followed the publication of the Morrison-Grady partition proposal, in which the Negev was excluded from Jewish state and settlement there would be prohibited.<ref name=B>[http://www.boeliem.com/content/1996/537.html 50th anniversary of the 11 Negev settlements] Boeliem</ref> Together, the [[Jewish National Fund]], the Jewish Agency, the [[Haganah]] and the [[Mekorot]] water company launched a drive to settle the Negev and hopefully retain it as part of a Jewish state.<ref name=B/> |
A plan to establish eleven "points" of [[Jewish]] settlement in the Negev was devised in order to assure a Jewish presence in the area prior to the [[United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine|partition of Palestine]].<ref>[http://www.alynride.org/?CategoryID=231&ArticleID=328 On Road 2008, Day 2] International Bike Ride for the Children of ALYN hospital</ref> This followed the publication of the Morrison-Grady partition proposal, in which the Negev was excluded from Jewish state and settlement there would be prohibited.<ref name=B>[http://www.boeliem.com/content/1996/537.html 50th anniversary of the 11 Negev settlements] Boeliem</ref> Together, the [[Jewish National Fund]], the Jewish Agency, the [[Haganah]] and the [[Mekorot]] water company launched a drive to settle the Negev and hopefully retain it as part of a Jewish state.<ref name=B/> |
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Revision as of 10:31, 4 October 2010
11 points in the Negev (Hebrew: 11 הנקודות, 11 HaNekudot) refers to a Jewish Agency plan for establishing eleven settlements in the Negev in 1946, prior to the establishment of the State of Israel.
History
A plan to establish eleven "points" of Jewish settlement in the Negev was devised in order to assure a Jewish presence in the area prior to the partition of Palestine.[1] This followed the publication of the Morrison-Grady partition proposal, in which the Negev was excluded from Jewish state and settlement there would be prohibited.[2] Together, the Jewish National Fund, the Jewish Agency, the Haganah and the Mekorot water company launched a drive to settle the Negev and hopefully retain it as part of a Jewish state.[2]
On the night of October 5-6, after the Yom Kippur fast, the settlers, included members of Kibbutz Ruhama and Gvulot, set up camp at eleven pre-determined locations in the Negev.[3][4]
The eleven settlements were:[2]
Legacy and commemoration
Today a museum celebrating the eleven points is located in Revivim.[5] In 1996 Israel Post released a stamp celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their settlement.[2]
See also
References
- ^ On Road 2008, Day 2 International Bike Ride for the Children of ALYN hospital
- ^ a b c d 50th anniversary of the 11 Negev settlements Boeliem
- ^ About Bnei Shimon Bnei Shimon Regional Council
- ^ Outposts in the Negev Jewish National Fund
- ^ Follow Settlement and Agriculture in the Northern Negev Cycling in Israel
External links
- The great drift Jerusalem Post, 25 January 2007 [dead link]