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Ya'ad, Israel

Place in Northern, Israel

Ya'ad 32°52′44″N 35°14′33″E / 32.87889°N 35.24250°E / 32.87889; 35.24250
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Misgav
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1974
Founded by	Technion graduates
Population (2022)^[1]	776
Website	yaad.org.il

Ya'ad (Hebrew: יַעַד, lit. Destiny or Goal) is a small moshav in northern Israel. Located near the city of Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. 2022 it had a population of 776.^[1]

History

It was founded in 1974 by computer science graduates from the Technion on the land where the Arab village of Mi'ar existed until 1947 and the independence of Israel.^[2]

According to Walid Khalidi, Ya'ad was established in 1975 on the land of the Palestinian village of Mi'ar, which had been depopulated in 1948. Ya'ad was established north-east of the village site.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Mi'ar / מִעאר / ميعار". Zochrot. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 26. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.