| Abu Ghosh أبو غوش אבו גוש (also אבו ע'וש) |
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| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem District |
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| - Total | 2. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (מחוזות singular mahoz) and fifteen The Jerusalem District is one of six administrative districts of Israel. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 5 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 5,700 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | IDT (UTC+3) |
Abu Ghosh is an Israeli Arab town west of Jerusalem on the road to Tel Aviv whose inhabitants are known for their friendly relations with their Jewish neighbors. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Israel Standard Time ( IST, sha'on isra'el) is the standard Time zone in Israel. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time Arab citizens of Israel refers to Arabs or Arabic -speaking people who are Citizens of Israel who are not Jewish. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the residents of Abu Ghosh did not participate in the fighting. Abu Ghosh is named for a Bedouin clan that exacted a toll from pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem.
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Geography
Abu Ghosh is located 10 kilometers west of Jerusalem, north of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway. Highway 1 (כביש 1 is the main highway connecting Tel Aviv with Jerusalem. Southwest of Abu Ghosh is the Orthodox Jewish community of Kiryat Ye'arim. Kiryat Ye'arim is also a neighborhood in Ramat HaSharon. Kiryat Ye'arim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים also known as Telzstone, is Abu Ghosh is 610-720 meters above sea level.
Local government and demography
Abu Ghosh is governed by a Local council, and is part of the Jerusalem District. Local councils (מועצה מקומית moetza mekomit) are one of the three types of Local government found in Israel, with the other two being The Jerusalem District is one of six administrative districts of Israel. The mayor of Abu Ghosh is Salim Jaber. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Abu Ghosh had a population of 5,700, predominantly Muslim Arabs, in June 2005. The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה HaLishka HaMerkazit LeStatistika) abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion
History
Abu Ghosh is believed to be the biblical site of Kiryat Ye'arim. Kiryat Ye'arim is also a neighborhood in Ramat HaSharon. Kiryat Ye'arim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים also known as Telzstone, is It takes its name from a sheikh who settled in the area in the 16th century. Most of the Muslim residents of the village today are descendents of the Abu Ghosh clan. This clan controlled the pilgrimage route from Jaffa to Jerusalem, and exacted tolls from all pilgrims passing through. The churches in Jerusalem also paid a tax to the Abu Ghosh clan. [1] [2]
A Greek inscription unearthed in the ruins of a Roman fort show that the Tenth Legion of the Roman army was stationed in Abu Ghosh. The village has also been associated with Anathoth, the birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah. Anathoth - the name of one of the cities given to "the children of Aaron" (Josh 211318 1 Chron 65460 in the Tribe of Benjamin (Josh
Kiryat Anavim, the first kibbutz in the Judean Hills, was founded near Abu Ghosh in 1914, on land purchased from a resident of Abu Ghosh. Kiryat Anavim (קִרְיַת עֲנָבִים lit City of Grapes) was the first Kibbutz established in the Judean Hills. A kibbutz ( Hebrew: קיבוץ קִבּוּץ lit "gathering clustering" plural kibbutzim) is a collective community in
1947-1950
The villagers of Abu Ghosh were first expelled in 1948, but the bulk of the inhabitants "infiltrated" back home in the following months/years. In the second half of 1949, the IDF and police began a series of search-and-expel operations in Abu Ghosh, where they rounded up the most recent "infiltrators" and pushed them over the border into Jordan. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Benny Morris writes:
Following one such round-up, in early 1950, the inhabitants of Abu Gosh sent off an "open letter", to Knesset members and journalists, writing that the Israelis had repeatedly "surrounded our village, and taken our women, children and old folk, and thrown them over the border and into the Negev Desert, and many of them died in consequence, when they were shot [trying to make their way back across] the borders". Benny Morris (born 1948 is an Israeli historian identified with the New Historians school a group of Historians who dispute the traditional Israeli For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit The Negev (נֶגֶב Tiberian vocalization: Néḡeḇ) is the Desert region of southern Israel. [3]
Up until this point, the inhabitants had not reacted to these policies. In the letter, they explained:
"But we cannot remain silent in face of the latest incident last Friday, when we woke up to the shouts blaring over the loudspeaker announcing that the village was surrounded and anyone trying to get out would be shot. . . . The police and military forces then began to enter the houses and conduct meticulous searches, but no contraband was found. In the end, using force and blows, they gathered up our women, and old folk and children, the sick and the blind and pregnant women. These shouted for help but there was no saviour. And we looked on and were powerless to do anything save beg for mercy. Alas, our pleas were of no avail. . . They then took the prisoners, who were weeping and screaming, to an unknown place, and we still do not know what befell them. "[4]
Partly due to public outcry, most of the inhabitants were allowed to return home. In the end, only several dozen Abu Ghosh families remained in exile, as refugees, in the Ramallah area in the West Bank. Ramallah ( Arabic:) (lit "Height of God" is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank adjacent to Al-Bireh with a population 118000 The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria [5]
Abu Sami, a village elder, told the Toronto Globe and Mail: "Perhaps because of the history of feuding with the Arabs around us we allied ourselves with the Jews. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities . . against the British. We did not join the Arabs from the other villages bombarding Jewish vehicles in 1947. The Palmach fought many villages around us. The Palmach ( Hebrew: פלמ"ח an acronym for Plugot Maḥatz (Hebrew פלוגות מחץ Strike Companies) was the regular fighting force But there was an order to leave us alone. The other Arabs never thought there would be a Jewish government here. . . During the first truce of the War of Independence, I was on my way to Ramallah to see my father and uncles, and I was captured by Jordanian soldiers. They accused me of being a traitor and tortured me for six days. "[6]
In 1947 and 1948, the road to Jerusalem was blocked by the Arabs and passage through the hills surrounding Jerusalem was crucial for getting supplies to the besieged city. Of the 36 Arab villages nestled in these hills, Abu Ghosh alone remained neutral, and in many cases proved friendly and helped to keep the road open. "From here it is possible to open and close the gates to Jerusalem," said former President Yitzhak Navon. Yitzhak Navon (born April 9 1921) is an Israeli politician diplomat and author [7]
Issa Jaber, director of the local department of education for the past seven years, feels the personal relationships created with Zionist leaders during the prestate period set the basis for later cooperation. “We had a perspective for the future,” he says. [6]
The Globe and Mail quotes a 2006 article in the (Vancouver) Jewish Independent that states:
- In 1948, when the modern state of Israel became a corporeal reality, many Arab villages were abandoned or destroyed in the ensuing War of Independence. Abu Ghosh was the only one in the area to survive intact and untouched.
- "That was because the people in Abu Ghosh have always attached great importance to being hospitable," said Mayor Salim Jaber. "We welcome anybody, regardless of religion or race. "[6]
Churches
The Crusader Church, at the entrance to the village is one of the best preserved Crusader remains in the country. It was built about 1142 and destroyed in 1187. It was acquired by the French Government in 1899 and placed under guardianship of the French Benedictine Fathers. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in Since 1956, it has been run by the Lazarist Fathers. Lazarites ( Lazarists, Lazarians, or in English -speaking countries Vincentians) are the popular names of the members of the Congregation Edward Robinson (1838) described it as “obviously from the time of the crusades, and […] more perfectly preserved than any other ancient church in Palestine. Edward Robinson (1794-1863 was an American biblical scholar known as the "Father of Biblical Geography" ” Excavations carried out in 1944 confirm the Crusader identification of the site as the biblical Emmaus. Emmaus ( Greek: Ἐμμαούς Emmaus חמת Hammat, meaning "warm spring" عِمواس Imwas) was an ancient town located approximately
The Church of Notre Dame de l'Arche de l'Alliance (Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant), built in 1924, is said to occupy the site of the house of Abinadab where the Ark of the Covenant rested for twenty years until King David took it to Jerusalem. Abinadab may refer to A man of Kirjath-jearim widely identified as a Levite (but possibly a Judahite) in whose house the The Ark of the Covenant (אָרוֹן הָבְרִית ʔārōn hāb’rīθ, Modern aron habrit) is described in the Bible as a sacred container wherein David, Arabic: داوود or داود dawud, "beloved" was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible It is built on the site of a fifth-century Byzantine church. It is recognizable by the roof-top statue of Mary carrying the infant Jesus in her arms. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE)
Culture
Today, Abu Ghosh is held up as a model of Israeli-Arab peaceful coexistence. Town resident Muslim Arab millionaire Jawdat Ibrahim has established a fund that gives scholarships to both Arab and Jewish university students, and has hosted informal peace talks between Israeli and PA leaders at his popular restaurant. Jawdat Ibrahim is an Israeli-Arab millionaire who has established a fund that gives scholarships to both Arab and Jewish university students and has hosted [8][9]
Abu Ghosh is popular among Israelis for its hummus and Middle Eastern restaurants. For the biological matter in soil see Humus; for the band see Humus (band.
The Abu Ghosh Music Festival is held twice a year, in the fall and late spring, with musical ensembles and choirs from Israel and abroad performing in and around the churches in Abu Ghosh. [10]
The headquarters of Golan-Globus are in Abu Ghosh
The Elvis Inn, a restaurant, is known for a large gold statue of Elvis Presley in the parking lot. The Cannon Group Inc was a group of companies including Cannon Films which produced a distinctive line of low to medium budget films from 1967 to 1993. [11]
References
- ^ Abu Ghosh - The Saga of an Arab Village
- ^ Planetware, [http://www.planetware.com/israel/abu-ghosh-isr-jr-ag.htm "Abu Ghosh, Israel"
- ^ Morris, pp. 267-69
- ^ Morris, pp. 267-69
- ^ Morris, pp. 267-69
- ^ a b c One Muslim key to Passover's food ritual, Toronto Globe and Mail, 5 April 2007
- ^ Abu Ghosh - The Saga of an Arab Village, Israel Magazine-On-Web (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs), June 2000
- ^ Joseph Flesh, "Israeli Arab restaurateur is a true optimist", 19 April 2006
- ^ Deborah Sontag, "Abu Ghosh Journal; His Pot of Gold Gives a Sparkle to the Whole Town", New York Times, 16 Jun 1999
- ^ Abu Ghosh vocal music festival website
- ^ CNN, "Destination Elvis", August 1997
- Edward Robinson Biblical Researches in Palestine and Adjacent Countries (first published in three volumes, Boston and London, 1841);
- Benny Morris (1994): "1948 and After." ISBN 0-19-827929-9. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities The State of Israel joined the United Nations on May 11, 1949. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Edward Robinson (1794-1863 was an American biblical scholar known as the "Father of Biblical Geography" Benny Morris (born 1948 is an Israeli historian identified with the New Historians school a group of Historians who dispute the traditional Israeli 1948 and After Israel and the Palestinians is a collection of essays by the Israeli historian Benny Morris. (Chapter 8, p. 257-289: The Case of Abu Ghosh and Beit Naqquba, Al Fureidis and Jisr Zarka in 1948 -or Why Four Villages Remained. Bayt Naqquba (بيت نقّوبة also known as Bait Naqquba) was a Palestinian village in British Mandate Palestine Fureidis or Freidis is an Arab local council in the Haifa District. Jisr az-Zarqa (جـِسـْر الزرقاء גִ'סְּר א-זַּרְקָא lit )
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
See also
The list of Arab localities in Israel includes all population centers with a 50% or higher Arab population in the State of Israel.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic