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'''Kfar Zetim''' (or '''Kfar Zeitim'''; {{lang-he|כפר זיתים}} — "''village of olives''") is a [[moshav]] in the [[Lower Galilee Regional Council]], [[Israel]]. It is adjecent to [[Tiberias]] and to the former Palestinial village [[Hittin]]. It was established in [[1950]] by [[Jew]]ish immigrants from [[Yemen]], but some of them left the village later. Over the years, immigrants from [[Kurdistan]] have settled in the village. Until [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]] the lands of the village belonged to the Arab village of Hittin, whom residents fled from it during the war. |
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The name of the village was given to it after the plantations of olives in the area. |
The name of the village was given to it after the plantations of olives in the area. |
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Kfar Zetim (or Kfar Zeitim; Hebrew: כפר זיתים — "village of olives") is a moshav in the Lower Galilee Regional Council, Israel. It is adjecent to Tiberias and to the former Palestinial village Hittin. It was established in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Yemen, but some of them left the village later. Over the years, immigrants from Kurdistan have settled in the village. Until 1948 Arab-Israeli War the lands of the village belonged to the Arab village of Hittin, whom residents fled from it during the war.
The name of the village was given to it after the plantations of olives in the area.
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