Dishon

Place in northern Israel

Place in Northern, Israel

Dishon 33°4′54″N 35°31′1″E / 33.08167°N 35.51694°E / 33.08167; 35.51694
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Mevo'ot HaHermon
Affiliation	HaOved HaTzioni
Founded	1953
Founded by	Libyan Jews
Population (2022)^[1]	339

Dishon (Hebrew: דִּישׁוֹן) is a moshav in northern Israel. It is located near the border with Lebanon, within the Naftali Mountains, near the Dishon Stream. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. As of 2022 it had a population of 339.^[1]

Dishon was established in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from Libya, near the village of Dayshum which was abandoned during the 1948 Palestine war.

Its name is a variation of the name of the Palestinian village.^[2]

Dishon ATVs is the oldest ATV tours company in Israel, offering offroad trips by ATV and jeep in the Galilee, Hula Valley and Golan Heights.^[3]^[4]

In the 2023 conflict between Hamas and Israel, Hezbollah targeted northern Israeli border communities, forcing evacuations, including in Dishon.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ שמורת נחל דישון
^ homepage, accessed 4 August 2019
^ Dishon ATV's, Galilee, Your Way Tourism Ltd, accessed 4 August 2019
^ Fabian, Emanuel. "IDF to evacuate civilians from 28 communities along Lebanese border amid attacks". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.