the descendants of internally displaced Palestinian Arabs from the neighbouring village of Ma'alul which was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. People from Ma'alul participated in the local elections in Yafa under the banner of the "Ma'alul refugees' party", with a platform also focused on issues of interest or concern to the wider population, as a way of attracting political support from local parties. Economy In 2015, SanDisk Israel opened an R&D center in Kfar Yafia. Notable people Gabriel Naddaf See also Arab localities in Israel Cities in the Book of Joshua References Bibliography External links Official website Welcome To Yaffa Survey of Western Palestine, Map 5: IAA, Wikimedia commons Yafi at Flags of the World Arab localities in Israel Arab Christian communities in Israel Local councils in Northern District (Israel) Ancient Jewish settlements of Galilee First Jewish–Roman War