Gadot ( he, גָּדוֹת, ''lit.''
Bank
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s) is a
kibbutz
A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...
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 in the
Korazim Plateau
The Korazim Plateau ( he, רמת כורזים, ''Ramat Korazim'', also spelled Corazim), is a volcanic plateau, located in northern Israel. The plateau is bounded between by the Hula Valley in the north, Sea of Galilee in the south, the mountains ...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Upper Galilee Regional Council
The Upper Galilee Regional Council ( he, מוֹעָצָה אֲזוֹרִית הַגָּלִיל הַעֶלְיוֹן, translit. ''Mo'atza Azorit HaGalil HaElyon'') is a regional council in Israel's Upper Galilee region, bordered by the Mevo'ot Ha ...
. In , it had a population of .
History
![Richard Nixon visiting Kibbutz Gadot](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Richard_Nixon_visiting_Kibbutz_Gadot.jpg)
Kibbutz Gadot (originally ''Hagovrim'') was founded in 1949 on the site of the destroyed moshava of
Mishmar HaYarden
Mishmar HaYarden ( he, מִשְׁמַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, lit. ''Guard of the Jordan'') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, on Highway 91 between Mahanayim and Gadot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot ...
by
Nahal
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youth from
HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed and
Holocaust
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survivors, members of
HaKibbutz HaMeuhad
The Kibbutz Movement ( he, התנועה הקיבוצית, ''HaTnu'a HaKibbutzit'') is the largest settlement movement for kibbutzim in Israel. It was formed in 1999 by a partial merger of the United Kibbutz Movement and Kibbutz Artzi and is made ...
. It was named Gadot due its proximity to the banks of the
Jordan River
The Jordan River or River Jordan ( ar, نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn'', he, נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, ''Nəhar hayYardēn''; syc, ܢܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ''Nahrāʾ Yurdnan''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Shariea ...
.
During the 1950s and 1960s, the kibbutz suffered from several assaults by the
Syrian Army
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, colors = * Service uniform: Khaki, Olive
* Combat uniform: Green, Black, Khaki
, anniversaries = August 1st
, equipment =
, equipment_label =
, battles = 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Six ...
and was hit by many artillery bombardments. On 7 April 1967, when 6 Syrian
MiG 21
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s were shot down, the kibbutz
suffered a severe bombardment during which almost all of its buildings were hit. Two months later, during the
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states (primarily United Arab Republic, Egypt, S ...
, the kibbutz was once again bombarded and most of its buildings were destroyed or badly damaged. The state of the kibbutz and the turning-point of the war are evoked in a song performed by
Hava Alberstein - "My daughter, are you laughing or crying?"
Daughter are you laughing or crying
Shironet During the Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egy ...
, the kibbutz was hit once again, although to a lesser extent.
Due to the fact it was situated in the Israel-Syria DMZ under the 1949 Armistice Agreements
The 1949 Armistice Agreements were signed between Israel and Egypt,[Mandatory Palestine
Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...](_blank)
and the French Mandate of Syria
The Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (french: Mandat pour la Syrie et le Liban; ar, الانتداب الفرنسي على سوريا ولبنان, al-intidāb al-fransi 'ala suriya wa-lubnān) (1923−1946) was a League of Nations mandate foun ...
.
Economy
The kibbutz's local industries are: crops, avocado
The avocado (''Persea americana'') is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to the Americas and was first domesticated by Mesoamerican tribes more than 5,000 years ago. Then as now it was prized for i ...
, citrus
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, chickens
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, cheese making
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, hostessing, plastics
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factory for wrapping materials and a computer
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company.
References
External links
The Quaternary of Israel: Gadot Formation
Gadot tomb
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Kibbutzim
Kibbutz Movement
Populated places established in 1949
1949 establishments in Israel
Populated places in Northern District (Israel)