11 points in the Negev

11 points in the Negev (Hebrew: 11 הנקודות or אחת-עשרה הנקודות‎, Akhat-Esre HaNekudot) refers to a Jewish Agency plan to establish 11 settlements in the Negev in 1946 prior to the partition of Palestine and the establishment of the State of Israel.

The 11 Points

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History
Aerial view of Hatzerim, 1958

A plan to establish eleven "points" of Jewish settlement in the Negev was devised to assure a Jewish presence in the area prior to the partition of Palestine.[1] That followed the publication of the Morrison-Grady Plan, a partition proposal in which the Negev was to be part of an Arab state.[2] Together, the Jewish National Fund, the Jewish Agency, the Haganah and the Mekorot water company launched a drive to settle the Negev and hopefully to have the Negev included as part of a Jewish state.[2]

On the night of October 5–6, after the Yom Kippur fast, the settlers, including members of Kibbutz Ruhama and Gvulot, set up camp at eleven pre-determined locations in the Negev.[3][4] The eleven settlements were (in alphabetic order):[2]

Legacy and commemoration

Today a museum celebrating the eleven points is located in Revivim.[5] In 1996 Israel Post released a stamp celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their settlement.[2]

See also

References
  1. On Road 2008, Day 2 International Bike Ride for the Children of ALYN hospital
  2. 50th anniversary of the 11 Negev settlements Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine Boeliem
  3. About Bnei Shimon Archived 2005-01-10 at the Wayback Machine Bnei Shimon Regional Council
  4. Outposts in the Negev Jewish National Fund
  5. Follow Settlement and Agriculture in the Northern Negev Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Cycling in Israel
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