Ein Rafa ( or ; ) 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. In it had a population of .
History Ein Rafa was founded in the 1940s when the Barhom family moved from the nearby village of Suba into the valley. It expanded after 1948 when several other families left Suba and settled there.Benny Morris, The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press 2004, p436 Most of the residents of the village are descended from the Barhom family.Family Affair Haaretz, 22 November 2007 In 2007, there was controversy when one home built without a permit was demolished in the village.
Education and culture 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.The ripple effect The Guardian, 6 April 2004
Notable people Tawfeek Barhom (b. 1990), actor
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See also Arab localities in Israel Arab-Israeli peace projects Population displacements in Israel after 1948 Tawfeek Barhom
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