Kfar Maimon
Kfar Maimon (Hebrew: כְּפַר מַיְמוֹן, lit. Maimon Village) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot and covering 5,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 375.[1]
Kfar Maimon
כְּפַר מַיְמוֹן كفار ميمون | |
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  Kfar Maimon | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′55″N 34°32′11″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Sdot Negev |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Founded by | Bnei Akiva members |
| Population (2019)[1] | 375 |
History
The village was established in 1959 by a gar'in of Bnei Akiva members and was named after Yehuda Leib Maimon, a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence and the first Minister of Religions.
In 2005 the village was the site of a non-violent standoff between tens of thousands of protesters against the Gaza disengagement plan, with police encircling the protesters who had started in Netivot to stop them from continuing their march to Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip.[2] The mass influx of demonstrators overloaded mobile telephone and other services in the small agricultural village.
The French High School Lycée Thorani is based in the village.[3]
References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- Myre, Greg (July 21, 2005). "Israel moves ahead on Gaza withdrawal". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- Sabag, Virginie (February 11, 2018). "SPECIAL - L'éducation en français/bilingue en Israël jusqu'au BAC" [SPECIAL: Bilingual/French Education in Israel until the Baccalaureate]. Le Petit Journal (in French). Retrieved April 17, 2019.