Bustan HaGalil

Bustan HaGalil (Hebrew: בֻּסְתַּן הַגָּלִיל or בוסתן הגליל lit. Orchard of the Galilee) is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. Located near Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2019 its population was 1,302.[1]

Bustan HaGalil

בֻּסְתַּן הַגָּלִיל
Bustan HaGalil
Bustan HaGalil
Coordinates: 32°57′4.32″N 35°4′58.07″E
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMateh Asher
RegionWestern Galilee
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1948
Founded byRomanian Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,302
Name meaningOrchard of the Galilee

History

It was founded in 1948 by Holocaust survivors from Romania and was located on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Manshiyya, north of the village site.[2] The site had previously been used for the Sydney Smith Barracks, where the Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre, which ended the Syria-Lebanon campaign of World War II in 1941, was signed.[3] [4] The name is symbolic, taken after the orchards in the area.[3]

After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, residents of the moshav of Beit Yosef joined them.

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 23. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 55. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. Time Magazine in partnership with CNN, "Acre Pact", 21 July 1941
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