Netivot was founded in 1956.\u00a0 The name means \u201cpaths\u201d and comes from the biblical verse, \u201cAll her paths are peace.” (Proverbs 3:17) \u00a0Initially a transit camp for new immigrants, it was later transformed into a development town. The first residents were immigrants from Morocco and Tunisia. In the 1990s, they were joined by immigrants from Russia and in the wake of Operation Solomon, Netivot absorbed a large number of Ethiopian Jewish immigrants.<\/p>\n
Since 2008, Netivot has been the target of Grad missile attacks from Gaza. In 2012, a rocket exploded near a school in the city.\u00a0Netivot is known for being the home of Jewish mystics and as a popular pilgrimage site. The most prominent Rabbis in Netivot include Baruch Abuhateizra, Yaakov Israel Ifergan and Yoram Abergel. \u00a0A major landmark is the tomb of the Baba Sali, (1889\u20131984), a Moroccan-born kabbalist named Israel Abuhatzeira who is buried there.\u00a0 On the anniversary of the Baba Sali’s death, thousands of pilgrims come to Netivot to visit his tomb.
\nThere are 24 plants and factories located in a nearby industrial park, mostly dealing with food processing, metals, plastics, and construction sectors. There are an additional 15 factories located in the city in some of the same sectors as above, and also chemical and mineral sectors. The city ranked relatively low in the socio-economic index (3 out of 10). For many years, Netivot has suffered from high unemployment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Netivot was founded in 1956.\u00a0 The name means \u201cpaths\u201d and comes from the biblical verse, \u201cAll her paths are peace.” (Proverbs 3:17) \u00a0Initially a transit camp for new immigrants, it was later transformed into a development town. The first residents were immigrants from Morocco and Tunisia. In the 1990s, they were joined by immigrants from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/donate.kkl-jnf.org\/westernnegevtribute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/community\/188"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/donate.kkl-jnf.org\/westernnegevtribute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/community"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/donate.kkl-jnf.org\/westernnegevtribute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/community"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/donate.kkl-jnf.org\/westernnegevtribute\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}