Ein Rafa

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Ein Rafa (Arabic: عين رافا or عين رافة; Hebrew: עין ראפה) is an Arab village ten kilometers west of Jerusalem in Israel.

Located on the other side of Route 1 to Abu Ghosh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

[1] Ein Rafa was founded in the 1940s when the Barhom family moved from the nearby village of Suba into the valley.

[3] In 2007, there was controversy when one home built without a permit was demolished in the village.

[3] In a co-existence project in Ein Rafa, children and teachers from the local school meet with Jewish children for joint activities in which they share food and games and become more trusting of one another.