Tal al-Rabi'

English

Alternative forms

• Tal Al-Rabi', Tel Al-Rabi', Tel al-Rabi'

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَلّ اَلرَّبِيع (tall ar-rabīʕ), from a calque of Hebrew תֵּל אָבִיב (tel 'avív).

Proper noun

Tal al-Rabi'

1. A supposed settlement in Palestine, which some Palestinians allege was forcefully renamed and converted into the modern-day city of Tel Aviv by Israeli settlers.
   • 2007 June 29, “Farfour, Hamas' Mickey Mouse Character, Is 'Martyred' in the Final Episode of the "Pioneers of Tomorrow" Children Show on Hamas TV”, in MEMRI TV‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-04-21:

     Farfour's grandfather: The land is called Tel Al-Rabi'. But unfortunately, the Jews called it "Tel Aviv" after they occupied it. […] ¶ Farfour's grandfather: Farfour, I am very tired. I feel that I am about to die. I feel very close to the land of Tel Al-Rabi'. I hope you will protect it.

   • 2013 March 14, Elhanan Miller, “The Lebanese film that was ‘too Israeli’ for the Oscars”, in The Times of Israel‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-09-10:

     “Why did [Doueiri] forget that this city was founded on the ruins of an Arab village called Tel Al-Rabi’, which was ethnically cleansed of its original inhabitants in 1949? Can he deny having ignored the tragedy which still impacts the original inhabitants of Tel Al-Rabi’ and Jaffa?” read a statement issued by the campaign.

2. (chiefly used by Muslims and Arabs) Synonym of Tel Aviv.
   • 2010 September 14, Khaled Abu Toameh, “Gaza-made film shows Israel’s destruction by Palestinians”, in The Jerusalem Post‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-06-30:

     Tel Aviv is referred to in the film by its Arabic name, Tal al-Rabi.

   • 2021 October 12, Dr. Mohamed Haj Khalil, translated by Ali Taha, 'Ayn Al-'Asal, Fulton Books, →ISBN, pages 60—61:

     We passed through Atlit, Tirat Haifa, Al-Tantura, Caesarea (Qisarya), Hadera (Al-Khudeira), Herzliya, Netanya, Tel Aviv (Tel Al-Rabi’), Jaffa, Yibna, Al-Majdal, Asqalan, Bayt Jibrin, and Al-Dahiriya to Beersheba (Bir Al-Sabi’). […] We went to the great mosque where we prayed then visited Mosque of Hassan Beik located between Jaffa and Tal Al-Rabi’ (Tel Aviv) and Al-A’ajami Square where we stopped at a café to sip some coffee.

Quotations

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