Nirim
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Nirim is a kibbutz in the northwestern Negev in Israel. Located roughly 2 kms. east of the border with the Gaza Strip, about 7 kilometres east of Khan Yunis, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol
Entrance Scene to Kibbutz Nirim circa 2026
Nirim 1 October 1946
Kibbutz Nirim. Aerial photograph from Palmach archive.
Detail of mosaic floor at the ancient Maon Synagogue, Nirim
Salman Abu Sitta
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Salman Abu Sitta is a Palestinian researcher. Abu Sitta, who was expelled from Palestine as a child in 1948, has dedicated his life to the Palestinian cause and is engaged in public debates with Israe
Nirim
…Nirim remained an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) outpost against the Egyptian army throughout the war. In 1948, the family of Salman Abu Sitta was forcibly expelled from the area, and their land, which was then known as Ma'in Abu Sitta, subsequently used to expand the kibbutz. After the war…
Salman Abu Sitta after giving a lecture at the University of Nottingham