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The opening as it read in 2015

Bnei Ayish ( ), pop. 7,600, is a town ( local council ), in the Center District of Israel , about ten km from Ashdod and bordering Gedera . It was founded on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Yasur . Bnei Ayish originally served as a transit camp for immigrants from Yemen in the early 1950s. Before Israeli independence, the area had served as a military base for British Army troops during the British Mandate of Palestine . Today its population is almost entirely made up of Jews of Yemenite descent and immigrants from the former Soviet Union . Bnei Ayish, meaning Sons of Ayish, is named after Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlezinger , whose name is abbreviated to Ayish.¹

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The opening as it stood in 2010

Israel municipality Bnei Ayish ( ), pop. 7,600, is a town ( local council ), in the Center District of Israel , about ten km from Ashdod and bordering Gedera . Bnei Ayish originally served as a transit camp for immigrants from Yemen in the early 1950s. Before Israeli independence, the area had served as a military base for British Army troops during the British Mandate of Palestine . Today its population is almost entirely made up of Jews of Yemenite descent and immigrants from the former Soviet Union . Bnei Ayish, meaning Sons of Ayish, is named after Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlezinger , whose name is abbreviated to Ayish. v t e

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Israel municipality Bnei Ayish ( ) is a town and local council in the Central District of Israel . Located around ten kilometers from Ashdod and adjacent to Gedera , it had a population of 6,579 in 2024. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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Local council Bnei Ayish ( ) is a town and local council in the Central District of Israel . Located around ten kilometers from Ashdod and adjacent to Gedera , it had a population of 6,579 in 2024. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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Local council Bnei Ayish ( Hebrew : בְּנֵי עַיִ"שׁ ) is a town and local council in the Central District of Israel . Located around ten kilometers from Ashdod and adjacent to Gedera , it had a population of 6,579 in 2024. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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