Ras Ali (, ) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located to the south of Shefa-'Amr, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History The village was founded in 1927. Its initial residents are thought to have come from the villages of Haris al-Majdal and Kufritta,David Grossman (1994) הכפר הערבי ובנותיו [The Arab Village and its Daughters], p71 who returned to the area after their land was bought from the Lebanese Sursock family in 1925.Grossman, pp67–68
In the 1945 statistics Ras Ali was counted among Shefa-'Amr suburbs, and it was noted with a population of 80 Muslims.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 15Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 49Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 92Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 142
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External links Welcome To Kh. Ras Ali