Yinon | |
Hebname: | ינון |
Foundation: | 1952 |
Founded By: | Yemenite Jewish immigrants |
District: | south |
Council: | Be'er Tuvia |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel ashkelon |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 31.7408°N 34.7825°W |
Yinon (he|יִנּוֹן||it shall flourish) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The moshav was founded in 1952 by Jewish exodus from Yemen on lands that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira.[1] Its name was taken from a passage in the Bible,[2] Psalm 72:17: God's name "shall flourish as long as the sun".
. All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 125. 0-88728-224-5.