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Malha (Hebrew: מלחה) ) is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel situated between Patt and Kiryat Hayovel. Before 1948, Malha was an Arab village. The official Hebrew name of the neighborhood is Manahat, named after the biblical town, but residents of Jerusalem continue to call it Malha.
[edit] HistoryArchaeological excavations in the area in 1987-1990 unearthed two large Bronze Age agricultural villages, built one above the other, believed to have been Manahat, a Canaanite town on the northern border of the Tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:59). [1] The remains of the village have been preserved in the Biblical Zoo.[1] In the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the Arab village of Malha was occupied as part of the battle for south Jerusalem. The Irgun attacked Malha in early morning hours of July 14, 1948. Several hours later, the Arabs launched a counterattack and seized one of the fortified positions. When Irgun reinforcements arrived, the Arabs retreated and Malha was restored to Jewish control, but 17 Irgun fighters were killed and many wounded. [2] The Arab inhabitants fled to Bethlehem which remained under Arab control. The abandoned homes were repopulated by Jewish refugees from Middle Eastern countries, mainly Iraq. The first terrorist incident in Israel took place in November 1951 in Malha when a woman Leah Festinger was murdered by infiltrators from Shuafat, at the time part of Jordan.[3] 
[edit] TodayUnder the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem Municipality, the village was modernised and a large housing development was established on the nearby hill and its eastern slopes. At the bottom of the hill are the Malha Shopping Mall, Teddy Stadium, and the Jerusalem Malha Railway Station. Malha is now considered an upscale neighborhood. Schools include a vocational high school (ORT) and an elementary school. The Malha Technological Centre houses high-tech start-ups. The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo is located in Malha. [edit] See also
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