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Wadi Ara or Nahal Iron (), refers to an area within Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
 that is mostly populated by Arab
Arab citizens of Israel

File:Arab population israel 2000 en.pngArab citizens of Israel refers to Arab people or non-Jewish Arabic language-speaking citizens of Israel....
s. It is located northwest of the Green Line
Green Line (Israel)

The term Green Line is used to refer to the 1949 Armistice Agreements established between Israel and its neighbours after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War....
 and is mostly within Israel's Haifa District
Haifa District

Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....
. Originally captured by Arab League forces (Iraqi) in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War

The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, known by the Israelis predominantly as War of Independence and War of Liberation , and by Palestinians as the Catastrophe , was the first in a series of wars fought between the Declaration of Independence State of Israel and its Arab neighbours in the long-running Arab-Israeli conflict....
, it was ceded to Israel in an apparent exchange for territory south of Hebron
Hebron

Hebron is the largest city in the West Bank, located in the south, 30 kilometers south of Jerusalem. It is home to some 166,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Israelis....
 in the 1949 Israel-Jordan armistice
1949 Armistice Agreements

The 1949 Armistice Agreements are a set of agreements signed during 1949 between Israel and neighboring Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. The agreements ended the official hostilities of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and established armistice lines between Israel and the Jordanian-held West Bank, also known as the Green Line . The United...
. In March 1949 as the Iraqi forces withdrew from Palestine and handed over their positions to the smaller Jordanian legion, 3 Israeli brigades manoeuvred into threatening positions in Operation Shin-Tav-Shin in a form of coercive diplomacy.






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Wadi Ara or Nahal Iron (), refers to an area within Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
 that is mostly populated by Arab
Arab citizens of Israel

File:Arab population israel 2000 en.pngArab citizens of Israel refers to Arab people or non-Jewish Arabic language-speaking citizens of Israel....
s. It is located northwest of the Green Line
Green Line (Israel)

The term Green Line is used to refer to the 1949 Armistice Agreements established between Israel and its neighbours after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War....
 and is mostly within Israel's Haifa District
Haifa District

Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....
. Originally captured by Arab League forces (Iraqi) in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War

The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, known by the Israelis predominantly as War of Independence and War of Liberation , and by Palestinians as the Catastrophe , was the first in a series of wars fought between the Declaration of Independence State of Israel and its Arab neighbours in the long-running Arab-Israeli conflict....
, it was ceded to Israel in an apparent exchange for territory south of Hebron
Hebron

Hebron is the largest city in the West Bank, located in the south, 30 kilometers south of Jerusalem. It is home to some 166,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Israelis....
 in the 1949 Israel-Jordan armistice
1949 Armistice Agreements

The 1949 Armistice Agreements are a set of agreements signed during 1949 between Israel and neighboring Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. The agreements ended the official hostilities of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and established armistice lines between Israel and the Jordanian-held West Bank, also known as the Green Line . The United...
. In March 1949 as the Iraqi forces withdrew from Palestine and handed over their positions to the smaller Jordanian legion, 3 Israeli brigades manoeuvred into threatening positions in Operation Shin-Tav-Shin in a form of coercive diplomacy. The operation allowed Israel to renegotiate the cease fire line in the Wadi Ara area of the Northern West Bank in a secret agreement reached on 23 March 1949 and incorporated into the General Armistice Agreement. The green line
Green Line (Israel)

The term Green Line is used to refer to the 1949 Armistice Agreements established between Israel and its neighbours after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War....
 was then redrawn in blue ink on the southern map to give the impression that a movement in the green line had been made. It has been estimated that 15 villages were ceded to Israel.

The area has come under political attention as some Israeli politician
Politics of Israel

Politics of Israel takes place in a framework of a parliamentary system representative democracy republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Israel is the head of government, and of a multi-party system....
s such as Avigdor Lieberman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party have brought up transferring the area
Lieberman Plan

The Lieberman Plan, proposed May, 2004, also known in Israel as the "Populated-Area Exchange Plan", was proposed by Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of the Israeli political party Yisrael Beiteinu....
 to the sovereignty and administration of the Palestinian Authority for a future Palestinian State. In return the Palestinian Authority is to transfer specific large Israeli settlement
Israeli settlement

Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured during the 1967 Six-Day War. Such settlements currently exist in the West Bank, which is partially under Israeli military administration and partially under the control of the Palestinian National Authority, and in the Golan Heights, which are under Isr...
 "blocs" within the West Bank
West Bank

The West Bank is the eastern Part of the Palestinian territories on the west bank of the River Jordan in the Middle East. To the west, north, and south the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel....
 east of the Green Line to the Israel. According to politicians who support this land-swap, Israel would ensure and secure itself as primarily Jewish state
Jewish state

The terms "Jewish state" and "homeland of the Jewish people" are used to describe the Zionism and the Israel and refer to its status as a nation-state for Jews....
. However many politicians within the Knesset
Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....
 disagree and believe it would only decrease Israel's Arab population by a mere 10%, while most Israeli Arabs object to trading Israeli citizenship for Palestinian citizenship.

Localities in Wadi Ara


Arab

  • Aqqada
  • Ar'ara
    Ar'ara

    Ar'ara is an Arab citizens of Israel local council in the Wadi Ara region in the Haifa District. It is located south of Umm al-Fahm just northwest of the Green Line and is part of Triangle ....
     ('Ara included in municipal borders)
  • al-Arian
  • Baqa-Jatt (Merger of Baqa al-Gharbiyye
    Baqa al-Gharbiyye

    Baqa al-Gharbiyye is a city in the Haifa District in Israel, located near the Green Line .According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2001 the city had a total population of 19,200....
     and Jatt)
  • Basma
    Basma

    Basma is an Arab citizens of Israel Local council located in the Wadi Ara area of the Haifa District. The local council was formed in 1995 through the consolidation of the villages of Barta'a, Ein as-Sahala, and Mu'awiya ; Basma is an acronym of the villages' names....
     (Merger of Barta'a West
    Barta'a

    Barta'a is a town that straddles both sides of the Green Line in the Wadi Ara region.Western Barta'a is in the Haifa District of Israel, and forms part of the Basma local council ....
    , Ein as-Sahala, and Muawiya)
  • Buweishat
  • al-Byar
  • Dar al-Hanoun
  • Ein Ibrahim
  • Kafr Qara
    Kafr Qara

    Kafr Qara or Kafr Qari is an Arab citizens of Israel local council located in Israel's Haifa District 22mi southeast of the city of Haifa....
  • Khor Saqr
  • Ma'ale Iron
    Ma'ale Iron

    Ma'ale Iron is an Arab citizens of Israel Local council in Israel's Haifa District and is a part of the Wadi Ara region adjacent to Triangle ....
     (Baiyada, Musmus
    Musmus

    Musmus is an Arab citizens of Israel village within the local council of Ma'ale Iron in Israel's Haifa District. It is located north of the city Umm al-Fahm in the Wadi Ara region and is part of Triangle ....
    , Zalafa
    Zalafa

    Zalafa can refer to:*Khirbat Zalafa, a Palestinian village in the District of Tulkarm that was depopulated in April 1948*Zalafa, Ara Valley, a Palestinian village that was incorporated into Israel in 1948...
    , Musheirifa, Salim)
  • Meiser
    Meiser

    Meiser is an Arab citizens of Israel village located 0.5km west of the Green Line north of the city of Baqa-Jatt in the Wadi Ara region. It is one of three Arab villages in the Menashe Regional Council and is part of Triangle ....
  • Muallaqa
  • Murtafi'a
  • al-Shari'ah
  • Umm al-Fahm
    Umm al-Fahm

    Umm al-Fahm is a city in the Haifa District of Israel with a population of 43,300, nearly all of whom are Arab citizens of Israel. The city is situated on the Umm al-Fahm mountain ridge, the highest point of which is Mt....
  • Umm al-Qutuf
  • Zemer
    Zemer

    Zemer is an Arab citizens of Israel local council in the Center District of Israel. It is located in the Triangle area, between Baqa-Jatt and Bat Hefer on Road 574....


Jewish

  • Ein Iron
    Ein Iron

    Ein Iron is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain to the north-east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council....
  • Barkai
    Barkai

    Barkai is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. Its main industries include thermal insulation and soundproofing, lamination and packaging: the Polyon Barkai factory; and agriculture: cattle, poultry, avocado and field crops....
  • Gan HaShomron
    Gan HaShomron

    Gan HaShomron is a moshav located north-east of Hadera , on the road to Afula, Highway 65 . It is named for its location on at the foot of the Shomron mountains....
  • Givat Oz
    Givat Oz

    Givat Oz is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located between Umm al-Fahm and Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 359....
  • Ma'ale Iron
    Ma'ale Iron

    Ma'ale Iron is an Arab citizens of Israel Local council in Israel's Haifa District and is a part of the Wadi Ara region adjacent to Triangle ....
  • Ma'anit
    Ma'anit

    Ma'anit is a kibbutz located near the town of Pardes Hanna-Karkur in northern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council....
  • Magal
    Magal

    Magal is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Wadi Ara region of the northern Sharon plain near the Green Line , it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council....
  • Maor
  • Mei Ami
    Mei Ami

    Mei Ami is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Wadi Ara around two kilometres south of Umm al-Fahm with an area of 3,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council....
  • Metzer
    Metzer

    Metzer is a kibbutz in the Israeli Arab-dominated Triangle area near the Green Line in northern Israel.The kibbutz was founded on 8 September 1953 by immigrants from Argentina....
  • Katzir-Harish
    Katzir-Harish

    Katzir-Harish is a town in the Haifa District of Israel. It is an agglomeration of the villages Katzir and Harish, near Umm al-Fahm in the Wadi Ara region....


See also

  • Arab citizens of Israel
    Arab citizens of Israel

    File:Arab population israel 2000 en.pngArab citizens of Israel refers to Arab people or non-Jewish Arabic language-speaking citizens of Israel....
  • Menashe Regional Council
    Menashe Regional Council

    The Menashe Regional Council is a Regional council near the city of Hadera, on Israel's north-central Israeli Coastal Plain in the southern Haifa District....
  • Wadi Ara (village)
    Wadi Ara (village)

    Wadi Ara is a former Palestinian village located 38.5km south of the city of Haifa. It is named after the nearby stream that is known in Arabic as Wadi 'Ara....
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