Nir Tzvi Colony

Nir Tzvi is a moshav located in the central region of the occupied Palestinian territories, near the city of Lod. It was established in 1954 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Sarafand al-‘Amar by immigrants from Argentina. Initially named Kfar Argentina (“Village of Argentina”), the land was owned by the Jewish National Fund, which financed the construction of 35 houses. The moshav was later renamed after Maurice “Tzvi” de Hirsch, who supported Zionist Jews from Argentina. As of 2021, the number of settlers residing there was 1,272. Sources: Due to the scarcity of Arabic sources, Hebrew sources were used: the official Hebrew website of the settlement and the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. Information about the village of Sarafand al-‘Amar was sourced from the "Palestine Remembered" website.