Yehud Settlement

Yehud-Monosson is an "Israeli" city and settlement located in the Central District, east of the city of Jaffa. It was established in 1953, following the 1948 war, on the ruins of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Abbasiyya, from which the city's name is also derived. Yehud became a city in 2003 following the administrative merger between Yehud and Nevei Monosson. The city's total area is about 4.7 square kilometers, and its population was estimated at about 25,800 people in 2007.

Yehud was established on the lands of the Palestinian village of al-Abbasiyya, which itself stood on the site of the ancient village of Yehuda (Judah). Historically, the area was known as "al-Yahudiyya," before the village's residents changed its name to "al-Abbasiyya" in 1932, in honor of Sheikh Abbas, who is buried there.

Al-Abbasiyya was one of the large villages in the Jaffa district, located about 13 kilometers east of Jaffa, at an elevation of about 50 meters above sea level.

According to 1945 estimates, the village's population was about 5,800 people, of whom about 5,650 were Arabs and 150 were Jews. The village contained religious sites revered by the local population, including the shrine of the Prophet Yehuda (Judah), which, according to some accounts, is believed to be the tomb of Judah, son of Jacob, although historical records indicate that he was born in northern Syria and later moved to Egypt with his father and brothers. There was also another shrine known as the Maqam Abu Arqoub, attributed to a revered local sheikh.

On 4 May 1948, armed Zionist groups destroyed the village and forcibly displaced its residents, who numbered about 6,554 people at the time.

After the 1948 war, the Yehud settlement was established on the ruins of the village. In 1949, the Magshimim settlement was established on its lands, followed by Ganei Yehuda in 1951, then Ganei Tikva in 1953, and Savyon in 1954, all built on lands belonging to al-Abbasiyya. Part of Ben Gurion Airport was also built on lands belonging to the village.

According to 1998 estimates, the number of Palestinian refugees descended from the village of al-Abbasiyya was about 40,248 refugees.