Mitzpe Aviv

Mitzpe Aviv
Mitzpe Aviv
Coordinates: 32°50′13.92″N 35°12′1.79″E / 32.8372000°N 35.2004972°ECoordinates: 32°50′13.92″N 35°12′1.79″E / 32.8372000°N 35.2004972°E
District	Northern
Council	Misgav
Affiliation	Agricultural Union
Founded	1981
Population (2015)[1]	978

Mitzpe Aviv (Hebrew: מִצְפֵּה אָבִי"ב‎, lit. Spring Lookout) is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near I'billin and Tamra, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 978.

History

The village was established in 1981. The second part of its name is an acronym for the name of the geographer and historian Avraham Ya'akov Brawer.

In November 2009, Mitzpe Aviv amended its bylaws to require that members share the community's vision and goals, which include Zionism and Israel as a Jewish state.^[2] Two other communal settlements in the area, Manof and Yuvalim, had previously considered similar requirements, but did not implement them.^[2]

References

1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
2. Jack Khoury (16 November 2009). "Town mandates 'Zionist vision' as residency condition". Haaretz. Retrieved 12 January 2014.