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| Welcome To Lifta District of Jerusalem لفتا - ליפתא Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | January 1, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 5 (km) West of Jerusalem | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 675 (meters) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #4 on the map | ||||||||||||||||||
| Israeli acts of terror | Six people were gunned down on the 28th December 1947 when Jewish terrorists (probably from Begin's IZL or the Stern gang) shot them in the village coffee house. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis | Lifta was mostly destroyed with the exception of few deserted houses (including the village mosque and its club) and some houses are used by homeless and hippie Israelis, see Pictures section for details. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansing by Israelis | Soon after the terror act on Lifta's coffee house, its population was terrorized repeatedly into leaving by Menachem Begin's IZL and Yitzhak Shamir's Stern terror gangs. By February 1948, the village was completely emptied and all of its inhabitants were trucked to East Jerusalem. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Land ownership before occupation |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Population before occupation |
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| Number of houses | In (1931): 410 (includes Schneller's Quarter) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Town's name through history | During the Biblical and Roman periods, Lifta was known by Nephtoah, the Byzantines called it Nephtho, and the Crusades referred to Lifta with Clepsta. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | Lifta had two elementary schools, one was for boys and the other for girls. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notable people from town | In 1834, Lifta was the site of a battle in which the Egyptian army under Ibrahim Pasha (the son of Muhammad Ali) defeated local rebels led by a prominent local ruler, al-Shaykh Qasim al-Ahmad. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Religious institutions | One mosque (remain standing) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shrines/maqams | A shrine for a local sage known by al-Shaykh Badr. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nearby wadies & rivers | The village overlooks Wadi Salman, also Wadi al-Shami was used for agriculture and providing irrigation water. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Water supplies | Lifta's drinking water was drawn from a spring in Wadi al-Shami, see Pictures section for details. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Currently, it is the suburbs of West Jerusalem. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Most of the houses remaining on the site are deserted, although some have been restored for the use of Jewish families. A basin that had been built around the spring in Wadi al-Shami lies in ruins. The mosque and the village club are still visible, north of the spring. Adjacent to the mosque, on the western side, is a cemetery covered with bushes and wild grass
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| Ahlam Hamdan | Alzaatout/Hamdan | NV, United States |
| Musa Hammudeh | Muqbel | Amman |
| yasmeen joudeh | alayada | Amman |
| ward joudah | alayada | Amman |
| shada joudah | alayadah | amman |
| Rana Awwad | ALayadah | AMMAN |
| sakher | - | JORDAN, amman |
| layth siam | - | amman, jordan |
| الجبلي | - | - |
| عبدالرحمن عزام سبيتان | سعد/حسن | عمان, الاردن |
| Ayed Abusaad | - | - |
| Nijmeh | AlQam | Amman, Jordan |
| ابوعلي | عوده | - |
| salim naser | alfar/zeyadeh/alsafran | il, usa |
| رفيدة حسين | - | syria |
| نسرين ريّان | - | - |
| عزالدين عزام سبيتان | سعد / فخذ حسن | السعودية, الرياض - السعودية |
| ahmad s shannak | الغبن | oh, oh |
| محمد عبد السلام جابر | جبران | عمان - الأردن , الأردن |
| Amer Abusaad | - | Texas, USA |
| AMER | saad | Texas, USA |
| النجار | العيدة | الرياض, السعودية |
| nagham abu-leil | العيدة | - |
| Ayan ,Denan,Ahmed Khalaf | Saad | Doha |
| Luay Khalaf | سعد | Doha |
| MOHAMMAD MA'ALI | معالي | السعودية |
| Derar Hamoudeh | Moqbel | NY, USA |
| Mohamed Ahmad Liftawi | - | Doha, Qatar |
| Tamara Saleh | - | - |
| Lara Saleh | - | - |
| Firas Saleh | - | - |
| Tamer Saleh | - | - |
| Yara Saleh | - | - |
| لفتا | فرحان | الخبر, السعودية |
| يزيد حموده | حموده | رام الله, دير دبوان |
| Mohammad Shehadeh | Sofran | Amman, Jordan |
| Bilal Moussa Shannak | Ghaban | al-khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| Amani Moussa Shannak | Ghaban | Illinois, USA |
| Jacob Saleh | Saa'd | Amman, Jordan |
| mohamed hmidan | homidan | carabobo, valencia |
| zeneh | alsufran | peru, peru |
| Amjad Abusaad | - | القدس |
| bassle | الصفران | amman, jordan |
| Zein | GHABEN | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| Hasan Issa | Sofran | Kuwait |
| Deya Ghabayen | Ghabayen | California, USA |
| ahmad m shannak | الغـــبـــن | amman, jordan |
| Hassan Al-Dahin | AL-DAHIN / MOQBEL | ESTREN PROVICE, SAUDI ARABIA |
| مـــوســى عــيــد | عـــيــد | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| SALEEM EASA SALEEM FARHAN | FARHAN | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| nabeel qasem | kahlaf | - |
| Anas Abu Leil | العيدة | Palestine-Jerusalem |
| Haneen Awwad | Alayadah | USA |
| Kareem Awwad | Alayadah | - |
| MALIK AHMAD KASSIM | Saad | Kansas, USA |
| jamal abutaa | - | Lagrave, France |
| MAYSA | - | - |
| رنا عمران الطرشه | سعد | - |
| MOH-D BADER | غبن | الاردن |
| مودي | مقبل | amman, jordan |
| Firas Ata Abu Taa | - | - |
| nessma shannak | ghaben | amman, jordan |
| basel awwad | ayadeh | mo, usa |
| رندة سمير شكري أسعد | أسعد | OH, USA |
| Mohammed Aqel | عقل | Amman, Jordan |
| Nader Adawiya | Meqbel | Amman, Jordan |
| BASHIR AWWAD | AL AYADAH | EDMONTON, CANADA |
| Rafat Shannak | geban | amman, Jordan |
| Ahmad Abutaa | meqbel | dubai, u.a.e |
| Emad Salameh | Sa'ed | - |
| liftawia | ayada | california, usa |
| ali abed no'man abdulrahman | ghabin | jeddah, saudi arabia |
| SAAD ABOU SAKHER ( ABOU ZAYED 0 | MUKBEL | RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Abou-Zayed | MEQBEL | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| خليلية | خليلية | جبع |
| essam nassar | saad | - |
| Mustafa Awwad | Ayadah | Amman, Jordan |
| HUSSEIN-FARES ABUTAA | - | N.C, U S A |
| Sa'ed Shannak | Gaben | Amman, Jordan |
| Adnan D. Khalil | Sa'ad | Amman, Jordan |
| Ayman Khalaf | Sa'ad - Khalaf | - |
| AHMAD OMAR | ghaben | nj, United States |
| Rabie Rabie | Sofran | Palestine, +970(02)2985539 |
| Abu Muhammad | Mukbel | Amman, Jordan |
| nasser | ayadeh | byader wadi sser, jordan |
| mah d | - | jordan, jordan |
| ابو غالب | الحمارشه | jinen, jinen |
| Nadia AL Liftawi | - | California, U.S.A |
| Nabil | Lifta | - |
| ABLA ALHAJ OMAR | GHABIN | michigan, usa |
| Rasmyah Hammoudeh | Hammoudeh | CA, USA |
| Kamal Majed Shannak | Lifta | - |
| Naser Abu Leil | aiada | Palestine, Palestine |
| islam shannak | ghaben | amman, jordan |
| Hatem Awwad | al-aidah | Canada |
| NASSIR SHANNAK | Ghaben | JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Abu Yaman | Ghabin | Jordan, Jordan |
| Nabil Issa | Moqbel | Quebec, Canada |
| Ismail EL-Liftawi | Abbuta | PA, U.S.A |
| lamoush | - | amman |
| Mohammad Khalil | Sa'ad | Amman, Jordan |
| Raed Issa | sofran | NSW, australia |
| KHALIL fARHAN | Sa'ad | - |
| mustafa ismail | Ayaadah | Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia |
| mohammadl shanak | shanak | amman 11183, jordan |
| waleed ali ismail siam | MOQBEEL | JAPAN, JAPAN |
| Ashraf | Al Ayaadeh | USA/CT - ALQuds |
| Musa Abu-Shalback | Ghbin | IL, U.S.A |
| Anas Assa'd | Gaben | Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates |
| h8siam | - | Palestine, Palestine |
| Lena - Nadia Qasim | Qasim- Khalaf | - |
| Mohammad - Jihad Qasim | qasim- Khalaf | us |
| Laila Qasim | Qasim Khalaf | us |
| Ala'a Adawieh | Moqbel | al khobar, saudi arabia |
| Fadi Siyam | mogbel | Palestine, Palestine |
| ABOU ZAYED | MOGBEL | RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Wessam Al-Dahin | Muqbil | Khobar, 12345 |
| Nabiha Bajis-Zegar | Moqbel | IL, IL |
| DAHINI | Muqbil | Al-Khobar, K. S. A. |
| Jamil Al-isis | Sa'ad | Amman, Jordan |
| Aiman Hamdallah | Ghaben | - |
| wael Abed Husain Shannak | - | amman |
| Myriam Hamdallah | Gabin | - |
| Mohamad Hamdallah | Gabin | - |
| Wa'el Shannak | Ghaben | Pennsylvania, U.S.A |
| Sameer Ihmeadan | Sofran | - |
| Hussam Siam | Siam | Jerusalem, Palestine |
| said awwad | ayadeh | - |
| Kodsaweyeh | Sbitan | U.A.E |
| MOFEED ADAWIYA | MOQBEL | KSA, KSA |
| Elza Saleh | Saleh | - |
| Ehsan Hamideh | Sa'ad | Aljubail, K.S.A |
| suzan najjar | ayadeh | amman, jordan |
| kariman najjar | ayadeh | amman, jordan |
| Randa Najjar | Ayadeh | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| YOUSEF ABUTAA | - | VA, VA |
| Nijmeh Liftawi | Ghaben | New York, New York |
| Hani Shannak | Ghaben | - |
| omar khalaf | Sa'ad | Amman, jordan |
| khaled naser | Ayadeh | puerto rico, usa |
| Riham Rayyan | sa'ad | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Rami AbuGhazaleh | - | - |
| mohammed adawieh | Mekbel | DAMMAM, KSA |
| mohammed adawieh | - | - |
| Kodsaweyeh | Sbitan | U.A.E |
| dr. khadijah hamdallah rashid | ghaben | puerto rico |
| musa hammudeh | hammudeh | amman, jordan |
| hazem siam | mekbel | jordan, tareq |
| Mohammed Khalaf | Sa'ad | AL-AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Imad Obeidi | Ayadeh | Worcester, USA |
| khalid spetan | spetan | - |
| hisham Alyan | - | switzerland |
| RASHID | dar gabin | p.r, us |
| Abdel-Rahman Ahmad Ghouleh | El-Ghouleh (Mikbel) | IL, USA |
| Ismail Najjar | Ayadeh | Quebec, Canada |
| Husam Abed Al-Karim B. Hussain Khalil | Al Shaikh Ahmad | - |
| UmmNidaal | SbItan | U.A.E |
| Bashir ( Raad ) Abou-Sakher ( Abou-Zayed ) | MEGBEL | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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