Rumat al-Heib
| Rumat al-Heib <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />רומת אל-הייב رُمة الهـَيـْب |
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Bedouin IDF soldiers of Rumat al-Heib during a military parade in Tel-Aviv in June 1949.
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| Council | al-Batuf |
| Population (2011) | 1,710 |
Rumat al-Heib (Arabic: رُمة الهـَيـْب; Hebrew: רומת אל-הייב) is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of the al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2011 it had a population of 1,710.[1] The village was established at the beginning of the 1920s by members of the Arab al-Heib tribe and was originally named after the family. The current name was adopted in 1968.[citation needed]
The al-Heib Bedouin tribe was one of the several Bedouin allies of the Jewish military forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, actively participating in securing the lower Galilee and the Beth Shean valley from Palestinian Arab paramilitaries and the Arab Liberation Army. The al-Heib fighters later formed the core of the Minorities Unit of the IDF. Up to this day, many of the al-Heib men conscript for a full service in the IDF, and many also volunteer for professional military service. The Bedouin Soldier memorial is located in the vicinity of the village.[citation needed]
In 2007, there were tensions between the village and the nearby moshav of Tzippori, with the Bedouins accused of cattle rustling.[2]
References
- ↑ Population by settlement Central Bureau of Statistics
- ↑ New version of old self-defense group guards Jewish farmlands Haaretz, 28 December 2007
