Rakefet

This article is about the Israeli community settlement. For the Israeli Olympic gymnast, see Rakefet Remigolski.

Rakefet (Hebrew: רַקֶּפֶת) is a community settlement in northern Israel.^[2] Located in the Lower Galilee near Sakhnin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 970.^[1]

Rakefet רַקֶּפֶת‎
Rakefet
Coordinates: 32°51′17″N 35°15′56″E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Misgav
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1981
Population  (2023)[1]	970

History

The village was established in 1981 as a moshav shitufi; its name means "Cyclamen". In August 1989 it was converted to a community settlement.

In September 2011 a High Court of Justice ordered the Israel Lands Administration to allocate a plot of state land to an Arab couple, Fatina and Ahmed Zabeidat. The ruling came after the Arab couple was first denied a membership in the community.^[3]