Rinatia
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Rinatia is a moshav
in central Israel
. Located between Petah Tikva
and Yehud
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 854.
The moshav was established in 1949 by immigrants
from Morocco
, and was built on land formerly belonging to the depopulated Palestinian
village of Rantiya
. It today contains 72 farms.
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 central Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located between Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately...
and Yehud
Yehud
Yehud is a city in the Center District in Israel that is part of the joint municipality of Yehud-Monosson. In 2007, Yehud's population was approximately 25,600 .- History :...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council
Hevel Modi'in Regional Council
Hevel Modi'in Regional Council is a regional council in central Israel. It was founded in 1950 and covers an area from Petah Tikva to Modi'in.The council borders*Drom HaSharon Regional Council, El'ad and Rosh HaAyin in the north...
. In 2006 it had a population of 854.
The moshav was established in 1949 by immigrants
Jewish exodus from Arab lands
The Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries was a mass departure, flight and expulsion of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from Arab and Muslim countries, from 1948 until the early 1970s...
from Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, and was built on land formerly belonging to 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 Rantiya
Rantiya
Rantiya was a Palestinian village, located 16 kilometers east of Jaffa. During the British Mandate in Palestine, it had a population of approximately 600 inhabitants....
. It today contains 72 farms.