Gal'ed

Gal'ed (Hebrew: גַּלְעֵד‎, lit. Monument) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Menashe Heights with an area of 14,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 492.[1]

Gal'ed
Gal'ed
Coordinates: 32°33′23.03″N 35°4′37.19″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMegiddo
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1945
Founded byGerman Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
492

History

Kibbutz Gal'ed was established in 1945 by a gar'in of German HaBonim members which had formed in 1938. Because the land on which the kibbutz lies was bought with money Yitzhak Ochberg, a South African philanthropist, had given, the Keren HaYesod wanted the kibbutz named Even Yitzhak (Hebrew: אֶבֶן יִצְחָק‎, lit. Stone of Yitzhak), but eventually the kibbutz had its way: the kibbutz is named Gal'ed in memory of the HaBonim members killed in World War II – established on the tract of land "Even Yitzhak." The land had traditionally belonged to the Palestinian village of Al-Butaymat, which became depopulated in 1948.[2]

Amongst the founders were the couple Giora and Senetta Yoseftal, both of whom were later members of the Knesset, with Giora serving in several ministerial portfolios.[3]

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gollark: I'm sure you could rig up some really horrible assemblage of mirrors instead.
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References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 157. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. Giora Yoseftal: Public Activities Knesset
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