District of Jerusalem - colonies

Nes Harim is a moshav in the central occupied Palestinian territories, located eight kilometers west of Jerusalem, at an elevation of 693 meters above sea level. The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants and refugees from northern Iran, southern Kurdistan, and Morocco, on the lands of the depopulated village of Beit ‘Atab in the Jerusalem district, near Deir al-Hawa, whose inhabitants were displaced during the 1948 war in Operation Ha-Har.

It is a Zionist neighborhood in Jerusalem, established in 1949 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Malha, Jerusalem district. Many of the original Arab houses still stand and are inhabited by Zionist families. Source:MPM website

Ishta’ol is a moshav in central occupied Palestine, located 6 km north of the settlement of Beit Shemesh. The modern settlement of Ishta’ol was established in 1949 on the lands of the two depopulated Arab villages, Ishwa and Aslin, following the 1948 ethnic cleansing war. It was part of a plan to create settlements in the Jerusalem corridor to form a contiguous bloc between the coastal plain and Jerusalem. The initial settlers were immigrants from Yemen, who settled there in

Even Sapir is a moshav in central occupied Palestine, located on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The settlement of Sapir was established in 1949 on land that formerly belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Ein Karem. The moshav was founded by immigrants from Kurdistan. The name "Even Sapir" is either derived from the book Even Sapir, written in 1864 by Yaakov Halevi Sapir, a rabbi and emissary from Jerusalem who described his travels to Yemen in the 19th century, or

In 1944, the Zionists established the settlement of Kfar Ari near the lands of the village of Khirbat Ism Allah in the Jerusalem District A Jewish settler's shepherd family settled in the area, renovated one of the houses, and resided in it. The entire area has since been turned into grazing land for the family’s herd, which draws its water from the depopulated village’s old spring located west of the site. Source: Colony website

Tarum is a moshav located in central occupied Palestine, north of Beit Shemesh, covering an area of 1,800 dunams. The Tarum settlement was established in 1950 on land that belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Sar'a . Tarum was built near the ancient biblical city of Zorah. The founders of Tarum were immigrants from Yemen, later joined by Kurdish Jews from India. In 2022, its population was 966 settlers. Source: Colony website

Tsur’a colony is a kibbutz located in central occupied Palestine, approximately 20 kilometers from Jerusalem, near the Beit Shemesh settlement. The kibbutz was established in December 1948 by former members of the Palmach on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Deir Aban, which goes back to a Canaanite town.

Tzur Hadassah is a local council located near Jerusalem, approximately 12 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem, situated at an elevation of 755 meters above sea level, about one kilometer we st of the Green Line. Tzur Hadassah was established in 1956 as a regional center for neighboring cooperative settlements such as Bar Giora, Mata, Mevo Betar, and Nes Harim. It was founded on land that belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Ras Abu Ammar and was named after the Ha

The Givat Shaul colony is located at the western entrance to Jerusalem at an elevation of 820 meters above sea level. It was built on the stolen lands of the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin and Lifta in 1906 by an association headed by Rabbis. The construction of the colony was delayed until 1919 due to difficulties in registering the land. The early residents were needy families granted small plots to cultivate fresh produce for the Jerusalem market. These families, mostl

Ramat Raziel is a moshav located in occupied Palestine, situated in central Jerusalem. The moshav was established in 1948 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Kaslain Jerusalem. It is named after David Raziel, the leader of the Irgun organization. As of 2018, the colony had a population of 655 settlers.

Sdot Micha is a moshav located in central occupied Palestine, to the west of the Beit Shemesh settlement. It was established in 1955 by immigrants from Morocco on the lands of the depopulated village of Al-Burayj. The moshav is named after Micha Joseph Berdichevsky. It is located near the Sdot Micha Airbase, which, according to unofficial sources, houses nuclear weapons and mobile missile launchers. As of 2021, the settlement had a population of 390 settlers.

Sho’eva is a colony located in central occupied Palestine, west of Jerusalem. It was originally established as a labor village in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen, on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Saris, which was destroyed in 1948. In 1952, the settlement planning authorities determined that the settlement had been established mistakenly and demanded that the settlers evacuate. When they refused, water supplies and other essential services we

Shoresh Colony is a cooperative moshav located in central occupied Palestine. On April 15, 1948, the Harel Brigade captured the Palestinian Arab village of Saris, which overlooked the main highway to Jerusalem. The village’s strategic hilltop location had been used to fire upon Zionist vehicles traveling on the road below. Later that same year, a group of immigrants from Eastern Europe established a kibbutz on the site, on the lands of the depopulated village of Saris, locat

Kisalon Colony is a moshav located in central occupied Palestine, near the settlement of Beit Shemesh. The first transit camp for newly arrived Zionist immigrants was established there in 1950, on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Kasla. New immigrants from Yemen, brought to Palestine during Operation Magic Carpet, were allocated agricultural land in the area. However, after a few years, they left the moshav to join other members of the Yemeni community liv

Mahseya is a moshav located in central occupied Palestine, approximately 2 kilometers east of the settlement of Beit Shemesh. It wasestablished in 1950 by Zionist immigrants from Morocco, Yemen, and specifically Aden, on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Dayr Aban. Although the original settlers later left, the moshav was subsequently resettled by Cochin Jews. . As of 2021, the colony had 493 settlers.

Mesilat Zion is a moshav located in central occupied Palestine, near Beit Shemesh, covering an area of 1,000 dunams. The moshav was established in 1950 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Bayt Mahsir. The moshav was initially founded as a workers' village in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Yemen. A few years later, the original founders left, and they were replaced by Cochin Jews. As of 2022, the population of the moshav was 1,247 settlers.

Giv'at Ye'arim is a semi-cooperative moshav located in central occupied Palestine. It was established in 1950 by Yemeni Jewish immigrants on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian villages of Khirbat al-'Amur and Dayr 'Amr. In the past, most of the settlers in Giv'at Ye'arim worked in agriculture, particularly vine cultivation and poultry farming. Today, many residents are employed outside the village, especially in Jerusalem. As of 2021, the colony has 1,398 settlers.

Giv'at Shemesh is a colony and a rehabilitation center for drug addicts located in central occupied Palestine, near Beit Shemesh. It is situated on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Dayr Rafat, just west of the original village site. Israeli forces seized Dayr Rafat, along with four other villages, on 17–18 July 1948. These villages had been on the front line since April 1948; most of the residents had already fled, and the few who remained were forcibly ex

Beit Zeit is an agricultural colony (moshav) in the occupied Palestinian territories, located approximately seven kilometers west of the city of Jerusalem. The settlement was established in 1949 on the lands of the depopulated village of by a group of Jewish immigrants from Yugoslavia, Romania, and Hungary, followed later by immigrants from Yemen and Egypt. Its economy is based on fruit orchards, vegetable farming, poultry, and other agricultural products. Beit Zeit is situa

Tzova, also known as Palmach Tzova, is a kibbutz in the central occupied Palestinian territories, located on the western outskirts of Jerusalem. The kibbutz was established in 1948 on the lands of the depopulated village of Suba in the Jerusalem district by former members of the Palmach. The name of the kibbutz is also similar and linked to the name of the village Suba. In 2022, its population was 621 settlers.