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  Ofaqim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ofaqim (אופקים; unofficially also spelled Ofakim) is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel.
Ofaqim has one of Israel's 14 tennis centers, which opened in 1990 and has six courts.
Additionally, the city has a professional soccer stadium and large park.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ofaqim   (325 words)

  
 Municipality of Ofaqim (Israel)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Municipality of Ofaqim is situated in the Western Negev area, about 24 km from Be'er Sheva.
Ofaqim was established in 1955 in the middle of the desert and its name (meaning horizons) come to mark the plain area in which the observer can see wide horizons around.
It replaced the previous emblem of the Local Council Ofaqim, published YP 1173, 8 April 1965.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/il-ofqim.html   (258 words)

  
 High Noon in Ofaqim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Ofaqim is situated close to an important artery connecting the agricultural heartland of the western Negev to Jerusalem and Be’er Sheba.
He had orders to contain the demonstration so it won’t spill out to the highway, and with only a hundred policemen, he was beginning to doubt if he could really keep the aggravated crowd off of it.
To his surprise, the road outside Ofaqim was blocked, and there were multitudes on the street, yelling and pushing.
www.wzo.org.il /doingzionism/resources/view.asp?id=1212   (1153 words)

  
 Guardian | Settlers arrested trying to breach Gaza cordon before Israeli pullout
Settlers and their supporters begged police and soldiers to let them pass so as to march on from the town of Ofaqim to the main settlement block in Gaza, Gush Katif, about 18 miles away.
Protesters had gathered in Ofaqim, and during the day the town's park took on the atmosphere of a summer camp, as thousands of settlers and their supporters camped out under the trees, or milled around ice cream and candy floss stalls, while children played on bouncy castles.
Scores of demonstrators tried to march on a military base near Ofaqim to remonstrate with soldiers being deployed to remove settlers from Gaza.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,5254618-103681,00.html   (482 words)

  
 ADASR - Ancient Desert Agriculture Systems Revived
As we began working with various elementary and high school students and their teachers, they, by their enthusiasm and excitement, demanded that we expand our activities to include them in the decision making process in regards to the preservation of the archaeological sites.
In 2005 and 2006 we have expanded this effort to include projects in the areas of Ofaqim, Shuval, and Avdat, as well as continuing the work at Nitzana.
Ofaqim is a site located 20 kilometers northwest of Beer Sheva.
www.mnemotrix.com /adasr/env_2005.html   (491 words)

  
 Transelectric
The transpro plant was founded in ofaqim, located in the south of Israel.
This is part of transelectric's agenda to create business in economically faltering areas, thus helping local residents, encouraging growth and contributing to our society.
At transelectric, we hope our move of opening our factory in ofaqim will help bring more high tech companies into the area, and literally make the desert flourish.
www.transelectric.co.il /content.asp?id=16   (202 words)

  
 The Media Line - News Detail
Demonstrators moved from the assembly point in the Negev community of Ofaqim to the Peduyim junction in the direction of the Gaza Strip, where most spent the night.
Due to harsh conditions, protestors returned to Ofaqim in the early morning hours on Thursday.
Protest organizers and leaders of the anti-pullout movement were conspicuously working the crowd, admonishing demonstrators not to engage security forces with either physical or verbal abuse.
www.themedialine.org /news/print_news_detail.asp?NewsID=10856   (539 words)

  
 Jewish National Fund:
In Israel recently, a dedication ceremony was held for the Aleh Negev Rehabilitative Village for People with Special Needs, located near Ofaqim in the Negev.
The village, the first of its kind, allows children in need of intense nursing care to live in a beautiful, peaceful, open environment, rather than in a hospital ward.
The first stage of the village should be completed by December 2004, when the first group of residents is scheduled to arrive.
www.jnf.org /site/PageServer?pagename=BN_a5_Update&printer_friendly=1   (370 words)

  
 Ofaqim Map | Israel Google Satellite Maps
This place is situated in Israel, its geographical coordinates are 31° 17' 0" North, 34° 37' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Ofaqim.
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Let us know the link and short description of any Ofaqim related website (mapping and travel subject preferred) and we will make it public after quick review.
www.maplandia.com /israel/ofaqim   (736 words)

  
 Labor for Palestine!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The weakest and already much pauperized sectors of the population in Israel—the Palestinian Arab citizens—would be the first victims of the economic costs of the government’s war policies.
The Israeli sharpshooters brought into Umm al Fahm to shoot civilian protesters in Habbat al-Aqsa in September 2000 will also be brought to quell disturbances in Ofaqim.
Against this backdrop, frustrated by the failed attempts to form a coherent anti-apartheid organization in Israel and empowered by the UNWCAR, the Movement Against Israeli Apartheid in Palestine (MAIAP), was launched on 9 August 2001.
www.al-awdany.org /lfp/safrica/apartheid6.html   (981 words)

  
 Ofaqim #1488 #1493 #1508 #1511 #1497 #1501 unofficially also spelled...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Ofaqim #1488 #1493 #1508 #1511 #1497 #1501 unofficially also spelled...
"Ofaqim" (אופקים; unofficially also spelled "Ofakim") is a city in the South District South District in Israel Israel.
A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
www.biodatabase.de /Ofaqim   (337 words)

  
 The Movement Against Israeli Apartheid in Palestine (by Uri Davis) - Media Monitors Network
The weakest and already much pauperized sectors of the population in Israel-the Palestinian Arab citizens-would be the first victims of the economic costs of the government's war policies.
Impoverished Jewish development towns such as Ofaqim will also suffer.
The Israeli sharpshooters brought into Umm al Faham to shoot-to-kill civilian protesters in Habbat al-Aqsa in September 2000 will also be brought to quell disturbances in Ofaqim.
www.mediamonitors.net /uridavis2.html   (1045 words)

  
 Meetups near Ofaqim - Meetup.com
Home > Meetups By City > Israel > Meetups near Ofaqim
There are currently no top interests within 50 miles of Ofaqim.
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www.meetup.com /cities/il/ofaqim   (33 words)

  
 The Asper Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In May 2003, The Asper Foundation and Jewish National Fund of Canada (JNF) funded the establishment of The Asper Family Community Action Centre in Ofaqim, Israel.
Young people in developing communities in Israel, such as Ofaqim, continue to have a great need for the important social services being provided by these centres.
State of the art technology will make the world available to the Ofaqim community which, under present circumstances, would not have access to the internet.
www.asperfoundation.com /site/israel/asperfam.html   (261 words)

  
 Sites near - GeoURL (2.0)
METAR Site Information for LLBS Near Ofaqim 3 more from weather.gladstonefamily.net
Abu Isder, Darom, Israel - glosk (5.5 km W) Near Ofaqim
Beʿer Sheva, Israel - Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times for the whole year (8.4 km SE) Near Ofaqim
geourl.org /near?lat=31.287&long=34.723   (85 words)

  
 BE.S.T company profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Beta Sewing Technologies Ltd., from OFAQIM, ISRAEL has been engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of computerized sewing systems since the early 70's.
With over 2500 systems worldwide,B.E.S.T products play an important role in the development of the global shoe, leather and automotive industries.
Send mail to betasewing@betasewing.com with questions or comments about this web site.
www.betasewing.com /prof.htm   (242 words)

  
 People Interested in Whole Foods, Whole Food Nutrition Meetups, events, clubs and groups near Ofaqim
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wholefood.meetup.com /cities/il/ofaqim   (121 words)

  
 EREZ TZFADIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
“Identity, Competition and Protest in Peripheral Towns: Ofaqim Absorbs Immigrants”,
“Immigration and Urban Politics: Immigrants’ Absorption in Ofaqim”, Conference of the Israeli Sociologies, Rishon-Le-Zion: March 1999 (Hebrew).
“Immigration, Deprivation and Urban Politics: Ofaqim Absorbs New Immigrants”, Cities at the Millennium,
www.geog.bgu.ac.il /members/erez.htm   (899 words)

  
 S7's homepage - About   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Born somewhere in Russia, at 23-09-1985, Imigrate to Israel at 1994,
used to live at Beer-Sheva, at 1999 we moved to this hole a.k.a Ofaqim
In the same year i got my first comp a pII-300MHz/64ram (now it has 256) ;)
yury.host.sk /?page=about   (173 words)

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