Bustan HaGalil
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Bustan HaGalil is a moshav
in the Western Galilee in northern Israel
, near Akko. It belongs to the Mateh Asher Regional Council
. It was founded in 1948 by Holocaust survivors from Romania
. The name is symbolic, taken after the orchards in the area.
Bustan HaGalil is located on the land of the depopulated Palestinian
village of Al-Manshiyya, north of the village site.
After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
, residents of the moshav of Beit Yosef joined them. In 2005, it had a population of about 450. The moshav is located on the Sydney Smith Barracks, where the Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre
, which ended the Syria-Lebanon campaign
of World War II
in 1941, was signed.
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
in the Western Galilee in northern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, near Akko. It belongs to the Mateh Asher Regional Council
Mateh Asher Regional Council
The Mateh Asher Regional Council is a regional council in the western Galilee of northern Israel. It is named after the Tribe of Asher which had been allotted the region in antiquity according to the Book of Joshua . It was founded in 1982 as a merger of three regional councils: Ga'aton, Na'aman...
. It was founded in 1948 by Holocaust survivors from Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. The name is symbolic, taken after the orchards in the area.
Bustan HaGalil is located on the land of the depopulated Palestinian
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
village of Al-Manshiyya, north of the village site.
After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known to Israelis as the War of Independence or War of Liberation The war commenced after the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the creation of an independent Israel at midnight on 14 May 1948 when, following a period of civil war, Arab armies invaded...
, residents of the moshav of Beit Yosef joined them. In 2005, it had a population of about 450. The moshav is located on the Sydney Smith Barracks, where the Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre
Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre
The Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre concluded the Syria-Lebanon Campaign of World War II. It was an armistice signed between Allied forces in the Middle East under the command of British General Henry Maitland Wilson, and Vichy France forces in Syria and Lebanon, under the command of General Henri...
, which ended the Syria-Lebanon campaign
Syria-Lebanon campaign
The Syria–Lebanon campaign, also known as Operation Exporter, was the Allied invasion of Vichy French-controlled Syria and Lebanon, in June–July 1941, during World War II. Time Magazine referred to the fighting as a "mixed show" while it was taking place and the campaign remains little known, even...
of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in 1941, was signed.