Ben Ami
Place in Northern, Israel
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Ben Ami (Hebrew: בֶּן עַמִּי) is an agricultural settlement in the Northern District of Israel. Located next to Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2023 its population was 797.[1]
Ben Ami
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| Coordinates: 33°0′23″N 35°7′29″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Matte Asher |
| Affiliation | Moshavim movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Demobilized IDF Soldiers |
| Population (2023)[1] | 797 |
History
The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilized soldiers on lands which had belonged to the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight Palestinian villages of al-Nahr and Umm al-Faraj.[2][3]
The moshav is named after Ben Ami Pechter, the commander of a battalion in the Carmeli Brigade during the War of Independence, who fell in the Yehiam convoy attack.[4]
Ben Ami was one of settlements hit by Katyusha rockets sent by Hezbollah on 14 July 2006 during the 2006 Lebanon War.
