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Thursday, 11 October 2012

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27.11.2010 Afula Israel 1 with Lior yeiini

A short song by the Afula Guys about waking up during chanukah break to find it raining following months of prayer and a devastating fire up north. Lyrics: For many months now we prayed But the sun just shined on brighter Oh what a winter it has been The North in flames - injured firefighters The world watched for days As Haifa was ablaze We beg for the rain to come And at six o'clock Monday morning I looked outside and it was pouring GD has answered our tears, GD has answered our tears! The hills of Israel soaked in gishmei bracha The Kineret filling up with water And lighting candles through it all, So have have a happy chanukah! Maoz Tzur (Lyrics by Yehuda Boltshauser & Yonah Naiman / Kuvien Images)

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Argentina
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Bu'eine Nujeidat
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Kfar Vradim
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Kiryat Shmona
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Kisra-Sumei
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Maghar, Israel
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Majdal Shams
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Mas'ade
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Mashhad, Israel
Mashhad (, , Mash-hed transliteration, grave of a holy man) is an Arab town located northeast of Nazareth in Israel's North District. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,700 mostly Muslim inhabitants.
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Mazra'a
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Metula
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Migdal HaEmek
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Migdal (, lit. Tower) is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It was founded in 1910, and granted local council status in 1949. In 2008 it had a population of 1,627.
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Nahariya
Nahariya () is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,600.
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Nahf
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Nazareth
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Ramat Yishai
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Rameh
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Safed
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Sajur
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Tamra
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Yesud HaMa'ala
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Zarzir
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Zir'in
'''Zir'in''' () was a Palestinian Arab village of over 1,400, an ancient fortress, and a major archaeological site in the Jezreel Valley, located north of Jenin. Identified as the Canaanite and Israelite town of Yizre'el, the Biblical Jezreel, it was known as Zir'in during Islamic rule, and was near the site of the Battle of Ain Jalut, in which the Mamluks halted Mongol expansion southward. Under the Ottomans, it was a small village, expanding during the British Mandate in the early 20th century. After its capture by Israel in 1948, Zir'in was destroyed.
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Yaakov Bodo
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Yaqut al-Hamawi
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Yehoshua Hankin
Yehoshua Hankin (, born 1864, died 11 November 1945) was a Zionist activist who was responsible for most of the major land purchases of the World Zionist Organization in Ottoman Palestine.
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Afula

Hebrew transcription(s)

• Hebrew

עֲפוּלָה

• ISO 259

ʕapula

Arabic transcription(s)

• Arabic

العفولة

Arlosoroff Boulevard

Municipal seal of Afula

Afula

Coordinates: 32°36′22.56″N 35°17′17.11″E / 32.6062667°N 35.2880861°ECoordinates: 32°36′22.56″N 35°17′17.11″E / 32.6062667°N 35.2880861°E

District

North

Founded

1925

Government

• Type

City

• Mayor

Avraham Elkabetz

Area

• Total

26,909 dunams (26.909 km² or 10.390 sq mi)

Population (2009)^[1]

• Total

40,500

Afula (Hebrew: עֲפוּלָה‎‎; Arabic: العفولة‎, al-ʻAfūlaḧ) is a city in the North District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley", referring to the Jezreel Valley. The city had a population of 40,500 at the end of 2009.^[1]

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Economy
4 Education and culture
5 Arab-Israeli conflict
6 Sports
7 Notable residents
8 Twin towns
9 References
10 External links

History [link]

Located in the Jezreel Valley, Afula is roughly halfway between Jenin and Nazareth. It is mentioned in the Books of Kings (2 Kings 5, 24) in connection with Elisha and the disciple of Elijah, who lived in the vicinity.

City Auditorium and Art Gallery

The 12th-century sultan Saladin founded an Arab village named al-Fulah on the site. In 1226, Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi mentioned it as being "a town in Jund Filastin," and formerly a Crusader castle between Zir'in and Nazareth.^[2] In 1799, during Napoleon's Syrian campaign, the Battle of Mount Tabor was fought around al-Fulah.

In 1909 or 1910, Yehoshua Hankin completed his first major purchase in the Jezreel Valley. He bought some 10,000 dunams (10 km²) of land in Al-Fuleh (now Afula), which became the home of Merhavia and Tel Adashim. This purchase also marked the start of bitter disputes between Arabs and Jews over the rights of tenant farmers who had been evicted, and regarding the employment of Jewish or Arab watchmen for the land.

The modern community of Afula was founded in 1925 by the American Zionist Commonwealth, after the completion of the purchase of the valley from the Sursuk family of Beirut. The nearby Arab village of Al-Fulah was disbanded by the turn of the century. At the time, the community was served by the Jezreel Valley railroad, which was abandoned during the War of Independence.

Demographics [link]

According to provisional data by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), by the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 40,500.^[1] In 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.4% Jewish and other non-Arabs, without significant Arab population whilst there were 262 immigrants. There were 18,500 males and 19,900 females. The population of the city was spread out with 34.3% 19 years of age or younger, 15.8% between 20 and 29, 17.5% between 30 and 44, 16.9% from 45 to 59, 4.0% from 60 to 64, and 11.5% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 0.9%. See Population groups in Israel.

Economy [link]

Afula city hall

According to CBS figures for 2000, there were 13,762 salaried workers and 887 self-employed in Afula. The mean monthly wage for a salaried worker was ILS 4,723, a real change of 6.4% over the course of 2000. Salaried males had a mean monthly wage of ILS 5,913 (a real change of 8.6%) versus ILS 3,541 for women (a real change of 2.0%). The average income for the self-employed was 6,477. 962 people received unemployment benefits and 3,938 received an income guarantee.

The Alon Tavor Industrial Zone located northeast of Afula off Highway 65 was initiated with the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. A large tenant is the factory for Tadiran air conditioners and appliances.

Education and culture [link]

Memorial for victims of terror from Afula

According to CBS, there are 24 schools and 8,688 students in the city: 16 elementary schools with a student population of 3,814 and 12 high schools with 4,874 students. 52.3% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.

Arab-Israeli conflict [link]

Great synagogue of Afula

Due to Afula’s proximity to the West Bank, it became a target of Arab terrorism in the Second Intifada. On 6 April 1994, a car bombing carried out by Hamas in the center of Afula killed five people. Afula also was the target of a suicide attack on a bus on 5 May 2002, in which one person died several people were injured at Afula’s central bus station. On 19 May 2003, the city's Amakim Mall was bombed, killing three and wounding 70. This attack was carried out by Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Fatah movement’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. On 17 July 2006, Hezbollah fired Katyusha rockets at Afula, one of the southernmost rocket attacks on Israel from Lebanon. Six people were treated for shock as a result of the bombing. On 28 July, a rocket landed causing a fire. The Katyusha carried 100 kilograms of explosives.

Sports [link]

The city's basketball club, Hapoel Afula, currently play in the Super League.

Notable residents [link]

Amir Blumenfeld (born 1983), American writer, comedian, actor, and television host
Yaakov Bodo (born 1931), actor and comedian
Sarit Hadad (born 1978), singer
Hila Lulu Linn, painter
Samuel Scheimann (born 1987), Israeli-Dutch association football player
Mosh Ben-Ari (born 1970), musician, lyricist and composer.

Twin towns [link]

Afula is Twinned with:

City	State	Country
Ingelheim am Rhein	Rhineland-Palatinate	Germany
Osnabrück	Lower Saxony	Germany
Providence	Rhode Island	United States
Worcester	Massachusetts	United States
New Haven	Connecticut	United States
Stamford	Connecticut	United States
Fresno	California	United States
Santa Fe	Santa Fe Province	Argentina

References [link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Afula

^ ^a ^b ^c "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 2,000 Residents". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2009-12-30. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2010/table3.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
^ le Strange, Guy (1890), Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500, Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund, p. 441, http://books.google.com/?id=ENANAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA493&dq=Lajjun+Guy+le+Strange

External links [link]

City website (Hebrew)
Emek Medical Center

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History [link]

Demographics [link]

Economy [link]

Education and culture [link]

Arab-Israeli conflict [link]

Sports [link]

Notable residents [link]

Twin towns [link]

References [link]

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