11 points in the Negev
11 points in the Negev (Hebrew: 11 הנקודות, 11 HaNekudot) refers to a Jewish Agency plan for establishing eleven settlements in the Negev in 1946, prior to the establishment of the State of Israel.
History
A plan to establish eleven "points" of Jewish settlement in the Negev was devised in order to assure a Jewish presence in the area prior to the partition of Palestine.[1] This followed the publication of the Morrison-Grady partition proposal, in which the Negev was excluded from Jewish state and settlement there would be prohibited.[2] Together, the Jewish National Fund, the Jewish Agency, the Haganah and the Mekorot water company launched a drive to settle the Negev and hopefully retain it as part of a Jewish state.[2]
On the night of October 5–6, after the Yom Kippur fast, the settlers, included members of Kibbutz Ruhama and Gvulot, set up camp at eleven pre-determined locations in the Negev.[3][4]
The eleven settlements were:[2]
Legacy and commemoration
Today a museum celebrating the eleven points is located in Revivim.[5] In 1996 Israel Post released a stamp celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their settlement.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ On Road 2008, Day 2 International Bike Ride for the Children of ALYN hospital
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 50th anniversary of the 11 Negev settlements Boeliem
- ↑ About Bnei Shimon Bnei Shimon Regional Council
- ↑ Outposts in the Negev Jewish National Fund
- ↑ Follow Settlement and Agriculture in the Northern Negev Cycling in Israel
External links
- The great drift Jerusalem Post, 25 January 2007
