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The town's area was populated in ancient times, as attested to by archaeological ruins dating back to Roman times. The modern town was founded in the 17th century by inhabitants of the nearby village Mes'ha. In 1917, during [[World War I]], Kafr Qasim was conquered by the [[British Army]] and became part of [[British Mandate of Palestine|Mandate Palestine]]. Kafr Qasim is known as the village where the Israeli military advances came to a halt in the central part of Palestine during the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]]. In 1949, Israel annexed the town in accordance with the [[1949 Armistice Agreements|armistice agreements]], which ended the war. In the [[Kafr Qasim massacre]] in 1956, Israel border police (MAGAV) opened fire on citizens who violated a curfew. |
The town's area was populated in ancient times, as attested to by archaeological ruins dating back to Roman times. The modern town was founded in the 17th century by inhabitants of the nearby village Mes'ha. In 1917, during [[World War I]], Kafr Qasim was conquered by the [[British Army]] and became part of [[British Mandate of Palestine|Mandate Palestine]]. Kafr Qasim is known as the village where the Israeli military advances came to a halt in the central part of Palestine during the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]]. In 1949, Israel annexed the town in accordance with the [[1949 Armistice Agreements|armistice agreements]], which ended the war. In the [[Kafr Qasim massacre]] in 1956, Israel border police (MAGAV) opened fire on citizens who violated a curfew. 47 civilians were killed. Eleven border policemen were brought to trial, and eight were convicted of murder. The Israeli courts ruled that no possible military order could justify firing on unarmed civilians.<ref>[http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1948to1967_kfarkassem_1956.php What happened at the Arab village of Kfar Kassem in 1956?]</ref> |
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In 1959, the town was granted local council status by the [[Ministry of Interior (Israel)|Israeli Interior Ministry]]. [[Sheikh]] [[Abdullah Nimar Darwish]] established the [[Islamic Movement in Israel|Islamic Movement]] in Kafr Qasim. [[Knesset|Israeli parliamentarian]] [[Sheikh]] [[Ibrahim Sarsur]], a native of Kafr Qasim, served for a decade on the [[Local council (Israel)|town council]] and heads the southern faction of the Islamic Movement of Israel since 1999. In 2008, it was announced that Kafr Qasim could soon become a [[city council (Israel)|city]]. <ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/953568.html Majadele: New Arab city will bolster our sense of belonging]</ref> |
In 1959, the town was granted local council status by the [[Ministry of Interior (Israel)|Israeli Interior Ministry]]. [[Sheikh]] [[Abdullah Nimar Darwish]] established the [[Islamic Movement in Israel|Islamic Movement]] in Kafr Qasim. [[Knesset|Israeli parliamentarian]] [[Sheikh]] [[Ibrahim Sarsur]], a native of Kafr Qasim, served for a decade on the [[Local council (Israel)|town council]] and heads the southern faction of the Islamic Movement of Israel since 1999. In 2008, it was announced that Kafr Qasim could soon become a [[city council (Israel)|city]]. <ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/953568.html Majadele: New Arab city will bolster our sense of belonging]</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:06, 22 November 2010
Template:Infobox Israel municipality Kafr Qasim (Arabic: كفر قاسم, also known as Kafr Qassem, Kufur Kassem, Kfar Kassem and Kafar Kassem), is a hill-top Israeli Arab city located about twenty kilometers east of Tel Aviv, near the Green Line separating Israel and the West Bank, on the southern portion of the "Little Triangle" of Arab-Israeli towns and villages. The town became notorious for the Kafr Qasim massacre, in which the Israel Border Police killed 48 civilians on October 29, 1956. On February 12, 2008, the Israeli Minister of the Interior declared Kafr Qasim a city in a ceremony held at the town.
History
The town's area was populated in ancient times, as attested to by archaeological ruins dating back to Roman times. The modern town was founded in the 17th century by inhabitants of the nearby village Mes'ha. In 1917, during World War I, Kafr Qasim was conquered by the British Army and became part of Mandate Palestine. Kafr Qasim is known as the village where the Israeli military advances came to a halt in the central part of Palestine during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. In 1949, Israel annexed the town in accordance with the armistice agreements, which ended the war. In the Kafr Qasim massacre in 1956, Israel border police (MAGAV) opened fire on citizens who violated a curfew. 47 civilians were killed. Eleven border policemen were brought to trial, and eight were convicted of murder. The Israeli courts ruled that no possible military order could justify firing on unarmed civilians.[1]
In 1959, the town was granted local council status by the Israeli Interior Ministry. Sheikh Abdullah Nimar Darwish established the Islamic Movement in Kafr Qasim. Israeli parliamentarian Sheikh Ibrahim Sarsur, a native of Kafr Qasim, served for a decade on the town council and heads the southern faction of the Islamic Movement of Israel since 1999. In 2008, it was announced that Kafr Qasim could soon become a city. [2]
Demographics
At the time of the 1931 census, Kafr Qasim had 241 occupied houses and a population of 989 Muslims.[3]
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had 18,100 mostly Muslim inhabitants at the end of 2007.[4] There are 936 females for every 1,000 males. The population increases at an annual rate of 2.7%.
The social-economic rank of the town is relatively low (3 out of 10). Only 50.2% of 12th graders were eligible for graduation (Bagrut) certificates in 2000. The average monthly wage in 2000 was 3,633 NIS, as opposed to the national average of 6,835 NIS at that time.
People from Kafr Qasim
See also
References
- ^ What happened at the Arab village of Kfar Kassem in 1956?
- ^ Majadele: New Arab city will bolster our sense of belonging
- ^ E. Mills, ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine. p. 64.
- ^ "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
External links
- Kufur-Kassem home page
- Kufur-Kassem official home page
- the village location
- Material in English
- Material in Hebrew כפר קאסם בעברית
