Ksalon

Ksalon (Hebrew: כְּסָלוֹן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 524.^[1]

Ksalon כְּסָלוֹן‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
• official	Kesalon
Ksalon
Coordinates: 31°46′26″N 35°2′58″E
Country	Israel
District	Jerusalem
Council	Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation	Agricultural Union
Founded	1952
Founded by	Yemenite Jews
Population  (2023)[1]	524

History

The first transit camp (ma'abara) for new Jewish immigrants was set up in 1950 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Kasla.^[2][3] New immigrants from Yemen brought to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet were given farmland there, but abandoned the moshav a few years later to join members of the Yemenite community living in Rosh Ha'ayin. Their place was taken by Jewish immigrants from Morocco.^[4]

The moshav was named for the biblical city of Kesalon (Chesalon) mentioned in Joshua 15:10, which was probably situated on the tel^[5] nearby^[6] and preserved in the Palestinian name of the place.^[7][8]