Yiftah

This article is about the Israeli kibbutz. For the biblical judge, see Jephthah.

Yiftah
Yiftah
Coordinates: 33°7′39.71″N 35°33′6.11″E / 33.1276972°N 35.5516972°E / 33.1276972; 35.5516972Coordinates: 33°7′39.71″N 35°33′6.11″E / 33.1276972°N 35.5516972°E / 33.1276972; 35.5516972
Council	Upper Galilee
Region	Galilee Panhandle
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	18 August 1948
Founded by	Demobilized Palmach soldiers
Population (2011)	510
Website	yiftah.kibbutz.org.il

estate

windy area, trees grow aslope

Yiftah (Hebrew: יִפְתָּח, lit. He will open) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border and Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2011 it had a population of 510.^[1]

The village was established on 18 August 1948 by demobilised Palmach soldiers who were members of the Yiftach Brigade, after which the kibbutz is named. Metzudat Koach is located nearby.

References

↑ "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2011.

External links

Kibbutz website (Hebrew)

Upper Galilee Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Ami'ad Amir Ayelet HaShahar Bar'am Dan Dafna Gadot Gonen HaGoshrim Hulata Kadarim Kfar Blum Kfar Giladi Kfar HaNassi Kfar Szold Lehavot HaBashan Mahanayim Malkia Manara Ma'ayan Barukh Misgav Am Neot Mordechai Sasa Sde Nehemia Shamir Snir Tziv'on Yiftah Yir'on

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