Tayibe

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Tayibe ( _ar. طيّبة unicode|Ṭayyibaḧ, _he. טַיִּבָּה; also spelled Taibeh or Tayiba) is an Israeli Arab city in central Israel. In 2005, it had a population of 33,000 residents. Tayibe is part of the Triangle.

History

During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War the Israeli forces managed to capture the town lands, but never managed to capture the town itself. According to Gilmour: "With the news of the armistice the inhabitants were furious that they had simply been handed over [by Abdullah I of Jordan ] to Israel but were understandably relieved that they were to be reunited with their land. Or so they thought. However, the Law of Acquisition of Absentee Property, which was passed in 1950 but made retroactive, was specially devised to take care of cases like this. Although they had not moved from their village, the inhabitants were declared "absentees" (or Internally Displaced Palestinians) and their land "abandoned property". According to the villagers, they lost 8,000 of their 11,000 acres (45 km²). (Walter Schwarz: The Arabs in Israel Faber & Faber, London 1959, p. 40, and Israel and Palestine, No. 51 (August 1976), p.1. Both quoted in Gilmour, p. 106))

Demographics

According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 100.0% Arab (99.7% Muslim), with no significant Jewish population. According to CBS, in 2001 there were 15,100 males and 14,500 females. 47.5% of the population was 19 years of age or younger, 17.4% between 20 and 29, 20.3% between 30 and 44, 9.6% from 45 to 59, 2.0% from 60 to 64, and 3.3% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 3.2%.

Income

According to CBS, there were 4,859 salaried workers and 559 self-employed persons in Tayibe in 2000. The mean monthly wage for a salaried worker was NIS 3,270, a real change of -0.5% over the course of 2000. Salaried males had a mean monthly wage of NIS 3,796 (a real change of 0.9%) versus NIS 2,318 for females (a real change of -6.7%). The mean income for the self-employed was 3,826. There were 379 people receiving unemployment benefits and 3,151 people receiving an income guarantee. On a scale of 1 to 10 the city is rated 3 on a socioeconomic level.

Education

According to CBS, there are 13 schools and 6,970 students in the Tayibe: 9 elementary schools with 3,984 students, and 4 high schools with 2,986 students. 49.7% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.

Infrastructure

Tayibe suffers from a severe lack in infrastructure, including paved roads and sidewalks. Tayibe is also barely connected to the Israeli bus systems and has no interior transportation system. In addition, despite its large population, the city does not have a sewer system and is not connected to the country’s water system.

Crime

Tayibe has a high number of homicides and is known as the “murder capital” of Israel. The city also suffers from drugs related problems.

Landmarks

An ancient oak tree in Tayibe was declared the largest in Israel.The oak has a trunk circumference of 690 centimeters. According to local legend, there is an angel that watches over the tree and avenges any damage to it. It is said to be 1,400 years old, although this has not been scientifically proven. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/935495.html Lightning strike brings new fame to giant old oak tree- Haaretz - Israel News ] ]

Notable residents

*Kais Nashef, actor
*Walid Sadek, MK, Meretz
*Senan Abdelqader, architect [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/797962.html A jump start for Palestinian architecture - Haaretz - Israel News ] ]

ee also

*List of Arab localities in Israel
* Population groups in Israel

References

*David Gilmour: "Dispossessed. The Ordeal of the Palestinians". Sphere books, Great Britain, 1983