Sursock family
The area was acquired by the Jewish community as part of the Sursock Purchase. In 1925 a Zionist organisation purchased 50 feddans in "Hartieh" from the Sursock family of Beirut. At the time, there were 60 families living there. In the 1931 census, the "Arab Zubeidat" was counted under the Shefa-'Amr suburbs.