Ein Hod: The ethnically cleansed Palestinian village that became an Israeli artists' colony

Ein Hod: The ethnically cleansed Palestinian village that became an Israeli artists' colony Submitted by Samah Watad on Tue, 05/12/2026 - 15:40 Displaced Palestinians are now living near galleries and museums built inside the homes they lost in 1948 A sign indicates the direction of the northern Israeli village of Ein Hod, a haven for artists, which was originally an Arab village before the mass expulsion of Palestinians in the 1948 Nakba (Ahed Izhiman/AFP) Off The stone village of Ein Hod sits on the slopes of Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Narrow winding roads, old cactus fences and galleries are scattered between preserved Palestinian homes. When Yara Mahajneh, an independent Palestinian artist, arrived there one evening carrying equipment for an exhibition, she found gates, guards and restricted entry surrounding the quiet artists' village.