Yiftah

Yiftah (Hebrew: יִפְתָּח‎, lit. He will open) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border and Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 569.[1]

This article is about the Israeli kibbutz. For the biblical judge, see Jephthah.
Yiftah
Yiftah
Coordinates: 33°7′39.71″N 35°33′6.11″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilUpper Galilee
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded18 August 1948
Founded byDemobbed Palmach soldiers
Population
 (2019)
569[1]
Websiteyiftah.kibbutz.org.il
Yiftah

History

Kibbutz Yiftah was established on 18 August 1948 by demobilised Palmach soldiers who were members of the Yiftach Brigade, after which the kibbutz is named. Metzudat Koach is located nearby.

Yiftah is located near Jahula,[2] but on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Qadas.[3]

Historic images
  • Opening of dining hall, 1948
  • Kibbutz Yiftah under construction, ,1948
  • Kibbutz Yiftah, May Day 1949
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References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi, village #22. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
  3. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 485. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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