Gush Etzion

Gush Etzion is a group of Israeli communities first established between 1943 and 1947 located halfway between Jerusalem and Hebron. Prior attempts to reestablish communities in the area in 1917-1919 and 1935-1936 failed. The history of the communities is split into two distinct periods as a result of the destruction by Arab armed forces of the original communities: Kfar Etzion, Maasuot Yitzchak, Ein Tzurim and Revadim during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. (See Kfar Etzion massacre.) Communities were reestablished after the Six-Day War, beginning with Kfar Etzion in September 1967. Many of the returnees to Kfar Etzion were children of communities members massacred in 1948. Currently, Gush Etzion includes: \n* Kfar Etzion\n* Har Gilo \n* Alon Shvut\n* Rosh Tzurim\n* Elazar (settlement)\n* Tekoa\n* Migdal Oz\n* Maale Amos\n* Neve Daniel\n* Nokdim - El David\n* Metzad\n* Carmei Tzur\n* Kedar\n* Bat Ayin\n* Efrat (independent municipality physically located within Gush Etzion)

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\n*Gush Etzion home page. Category:Israeli history\nCategory:Israel geography