Ma'abarot-to-towns project in Israel
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The Ma'abarot-to-towns project in Israel was a state-led initiative in the 1950s–1960s to transform temporary immigrant transit camps into permanent development towns across the country.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli government program
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state-led development project ⓘ |
| aim | transform temporary immigrant transit camps into permanent development towns ⓘ |
| characteristic |
focus on peripheral and border areas
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rapid urbanization of immigrant populations ⓘ state-subsidized housing construction ⓘ top-down planning approach ⓘ |
| consequence |
concentration of low-income immigrant populations in development towns
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formation of distinct development town identities ⓘ long-term social and economic disparities between center and periphery in Israel ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| endTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| focus |
Ma'abarot (immigrant transit camps)
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development towns ⓘ |
| goal |
integrate immigrants into Israeli society through permanent settlement
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strengthen demographic presence in strategic regions of Israel ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
mass Jewish immigration to Israel after 1948
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post-1948 Arab–Israeli War period ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Government of Israel
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Israeli Ministry of Housing NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish Agency for Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| location | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPeriod | 1950s–1960s ⓘ |
| motivation |
desire to populate peripheral regions of Israel
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need to provide permanent housing for mass post-1948 immigration ⓘ replacement of temporary tent and hut camps with permanent structures ⓘ |
| partOf |
Israeli development town program
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early statehood nation-building policies of Israel ⓘ |
| policyArea |
housing policy
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immigration absorption ⓘ regional development ⓘ social integration ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Israeli immigration absorption
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Ma'abarot NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizrahi Jews in Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ development town ⓘ |
| result |
closure of many Ma'abarot transit camps
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creation of development towns in peripheral regions of Israel ⓘ permanent housing for former Ma'abarot residents ⓘ |
| startTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
Holocaust survivors
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Jewish immigrants to Israel ⓘ Mizrahi Jewish immigrants ⓘ immigrants from North Africa ⓘ immigrants from the Middle East ⓘ |
| temporalScope | early decades of the State of Israel ⓘ |
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