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'''Karmiel''' ({{lang-he-n|כַּרְמִיאֵל}}) (lit. ''Vineyard of God'') is a city in northern [[Israel]]. Established in [[1964]] as a [[development town]], Karmiel is located in the [[Beit HaKerem Valley]] which divides upper and lower [[Galilee]]. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, {{convert|32|km|mi}} from [[Safed]] and {{convert|20|km|mi}} from [[Acre, Israel|Acre]]. Karmiel has a population of 44,400.
'''Karmiel''' ({{lang-he-n|כַּרְמִיאֵל}}) (lit. ''Vineyard of God'') is a city in northern [[Israel]]. Established in [[1964]] as a [[development town]], Karmiel is located in the [[Beit HaKerem Valley]] which divides upper and lower [[Galilee]]. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, {{convert|32|km|mi}} from [[Safed]] and {{convert|20|km|mi}} from [[Acre, Israel|Acre]]. Karmiel has a population of 50,000.<ref>http://www.karmiel.muni.il/openningeng.asp</ref>





==History==
==History==
Karmiel, located midway between Acre and Safed, was one of the first cities in Israel to be established according to an urban master plan.<ref>http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Aliyah/About+Israel/Cities/Karmiel+6.htm</ref> It was built as part of the Central Galilee Development Project. Work began in 1963, and the official inauguration ceremony took place in October 1964. <ref>''Encyclopedia Judaica'', Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1978, vol. 10, p. 799 </ref>Karmiel achieved municipal status in 1986. The first mayor was Baruch Venger, followed by Adi Eldar, who has remained in this position until today.<ref>http://karmiel.livejournal.com/1266.html</ref>
Karmiel, located midway between Acre and Safed, was one of the first cities in Israel to be established according to an urban master plan.<ref>http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Aliyah/About+Israel/Cities/Karmiel+6.htm</ref> It was built as part of the Central Galilee Development Project. Work began in 1963, and the official inauguration ceremony took place in October 1964. <ref>''Encyclopedia Judaica'', Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1978, vol. 10, p. 799 </ref>Karmiel achieved municipal status in 1986. The first mayor was Baruch Venger, followed by Adi Eldar, who has remained in this position until today.<ref>http://karmiel.livejournal.com/1266.html</ref>In 1981, Karmiel was awarded the Beautiful Israel" prize and the Kaplan Prize for Management and Services.<ref>http://www.karmiel.muni.il/openningeng.asp</ref>


==Israeli-Arab conflict==
==Israeli-Arab conflict==
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==References==
==References==
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==Bibliography==

*[[Sabri Jiryis]]: ''[[The Arabs in Israel]]'' 1st American edition 1976 ISBN 0-85345-377-2 (updated from the 1966 ed.) With a foreword by [[Noam Chomsky]]. (First English edition; Beirut, Institute for Palestine Studies, 1968). Chapter 5.
*[[Sabri Jiryis]]: ''[[The Arabs in Israel]]'' 1st American edition 1976 ISBN 0-85345-377-2 (updated from the 1966 ed.) With a foreword by [[Noam Chomsky]]. (First English edition; Beirut, Institute for Palestine Studies, 1968). Chapter 5.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.karmiel.muni.il/ Official website]
*[http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enZone=Culture&enDisplay=view&enPage=BlankPage&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Articles%5El1057/Galilee Circus in Karmiel]
*[http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enZone=Culture&enDisplay=view&enPage=BlankPage&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Articles%5El1057/Galilee Circus in Karmiel]


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32°54′49.38″N 35°17′45.92″E / 32.9137167°N 35.2960889°E / 32.9137167; 35.2960889 Karmiel (Template:Lang-he-n) (lit. Vineyard of God) is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Safed and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Acre. Karmiel has a population of 50,000.[1]


History

Karmiel, located midway between Acre and Safed, was one of the first cities in Israel to be established according to an urban master plan.[2] It was built as part of the Central Galilee Development Project. Work began in 1963, and the official inauguration ceremony took place in October 1964. [3]Karmiel achieved municipal status in 1986. The first mayor was Baruch Venger, followed by Adi Eldar, who has remained in this position until today.[4]In 1981, Karmiel was awarded the Beautiful Israel" prize and the Kaplan Prize for Management and Services.[5]

Israeli-Arab conflict

Arab claims

In 1956, about 1,275 acres of land in the Israeli Arab villages of Deir al-Asad, Bi'ina and Nahf were declared "closed areas" by Israeli authorities. This area, near the main road between Acre and Safed, had been an important marble quarrying site. In 1961, the Israeli authorities expropriated the land to build Karmiel. The villagers offered "equally good land" in the area, but when Moshe Sneh (Maki) and Yusef Khamis (Mapam) brought the case to the Knesset on behalf of the villagers, the Knesset established that there was no such land.[6] In 1964, when local Arabs applied for permission to move into the town, Minister of Housing Yosef Almogi replied that "Karmiel was not built to solve the problems for the people in the surrounding area."[7]

In February 1965, 400 protesters marched from Tel Aviv to protest against "discrimination of a group of our citizens." Representatives went to a local police station, informing the police that they were staying in the area without permission. Eventually the perceived leaders were arrested and tried before a military tribunal.[8]

Second Lebanon War

During the Second Lebanon War in 2006, Hezbollah fired 180 Katyusha rockets into Karmiel and the neighboring villages, leading to casualties and to damage to structures, roads, and cars.[9]

Demographics

As of 2007, the city encompasses an area of about 24,000 dunams (24 km²) with a population of about 50,000 residents approximately 40% of whom are immigrants from 75 countries. Since 1990, 16,000 immigrants have arrived in Karmiel, the majority of whom are from the Former Soviet Union. According to the national master plan, by 2020 Karmiel will have a population of approximately 120,000 residents. There are currently several Arab families living peacefully in Karmiel, as well as several Arab-owned businesses which have thrived for the past 25 years. Since 1980, six new neighborhoods have been developed and populated, and a technical college has been serving the community since 1989.

Education

Today there are four high schools, four junior high schools, a vocational training center, nine state run elementary schools, one state run religious school including high school, an independent education elementary school, a school for gifted children and an educational farm, many kindergartens, nursery school and day care centers as well as a network of community youth and sports centers and the international ORT-Braude Technological College with a student body of 3,500 studying computers, electronics, industrial administration, biotechnology and other subjects. A biotechnology research and development center will also open at the college. [10]

Culture

The city is known for the Karmiel Dance Festival, a yearly event since 1988. The festival is usually held for 3 days and nights in July, and includes dance performances, workshops, and open dance sessions. [11]The festival began as a celebration of Israeli folk dance, but today it features many different dance forms from all around the globe, and attracts thousands of dancers and hundreds of thousands of spectators from many countries.[12]

Environmental protection

Karmiel was the first Israeli city to receive ISO 9002 certification for the quality of its services. It is one of the few Israeli cities with ISO 1410 certification for environmental standards. Karmiel has enacted by-laws to protect the environment and prevent pollution, and become a center for clean industries and advanced technology enterprises that abide by these standards.[13]

Sister cities

References

  1. ^ http://www.karmiel.muni.il/openningeng.asp
  2. ^ http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Aliyah/About+Israel/Cities/Karmiel+6.htm
  3. ^ Encyclopedia Judaica, Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1978, vol. 10, p. 799
  4. ^ http://karmiel.livejournal.com/1266.html
  5. ^ http://www.karmiel.muni.il/openningeng.asp
  6. ^ Knesset debate, 31 Jan. 1962, page 1126-30, cited in Jiryis
  7. ^ Knesset debate, 2 Des. 1964, page 486, cited in Jiryis
  8. ^ Maariv, 14 Feb., 1965, cited in Jiryis
  9. ^ "The Second Lebanon War (2006)". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  10. ^ http://www.world66.com/asia/middleeast/israel/karmiel
  11. ^ http://www.ajn.com.au/news/news.asp?pgID=5976
  12. ^ "Karmiel Dance Festival". Retrieved 2007-08-11.
  13. ^ http://www.karmiel.biz/en.asp
  14. ^ http://www.denversistercities.org/karmiel.php

Bibliography

  • Sabri Jiryis: The Arabs in Israel 1st American edition 1976 ISBN 0-85345-377-2 (updated from the 1966 ed.) With a foreword by Noam Chomsky. (First English edition; Beirut, Institute for Palestine Studies, 1968). Chapter 5.
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