Ein Carmel ( he, עֵין כַּרְמֶל, ''lit.'' Carmel Spring) is a kibbutz in northern

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Located near

Atlit Atlit ( he, עַתְלִית, ar, عتليت) is a coastal town located south of Haifa, Israel. The community is in the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council in the Haifa District of Israel. Off the coast of Atlit is a submerged Neolithic village. At ...

, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Hof HaCarmel Regional Council Hof HaCarmel Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית חוף הכרמל, ''Mo'atza Azorit Hof ha-Karmel'', ''lit.'' Carmel Coast Regional Council) is a regional council located in the northern Israeli coastal plain. The council serves a large ...

. In it had a population of .

History

The kibbutz was established in 1950 by former residents of Ein HaYam and

Ramat Rachel Ramat Rachel or Ramat Raḥel ( he, רָמַת רָחֵל, ''lit.'' Rachel's Heights) is a kibbutz located in central Israel. An enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries and overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb (for which the kibbutz is ...

.History
Ein Carmel The founding charter of the settlement was signed at the end of the War of Independence by four adults and two children from each of the groups of settlers. The village is located one kilometer from the former

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

village of al-Mazar that was depopulated during fighting in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and some of the houses of Ein Carmel are land that had belonged to the village.Morris, 2004, p
438
/ref> Although most residents had fled in May 1948,Morris, 2004, p
248
/ref> the village was finally destroyed during an operation in mid-July.

Notable people

Aaron Ben-Ze'ev Aaron Ben-Ze'ev (אהרון בן-זאב; born 30 July 1949) is an Israeli philosopher. He was President of the University of Haifa from 2004 to 2012. Biography Aaron Ben-Ze'ev and his two older brothers Yehuda and Avinoam were born to Israel an ...

(born 1949), Israeli philosopher and President of the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming ...

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Kibbutzim Kibbutz Movement Populated places established in 1950 1950 establishments in Israel Populated places in Haifa District