In the early 20th century , the lands of the Arab village of Kefr Etta were purchased by a Warsaw religious foundation named " Avodat Israel " through intermediaries in the American Zion Commonwealth . Avodat Israel founded Kfar Ata in 1925 . During the 1929 Arab riots the town was attacked and abandoned . A year later the residents returned and rebuilt the community . It was renamed Kiryat Ata in 1965 when the village was merged with adjacent Kiryat Binyamin . Kiryat Ata has a Mediterranean climate with hot , dry summers and cool and rainy winters . The hottest month is July and the coldest is February . Snowfall is rare , but snow was recorded three times in the 20th century : in 1950 , 1992 and 1999 . Annual precipitation is approximately 524 millimeters ( 21 in )
1929 Arab riots
1929 Palestine riots
Kiryat Ata