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Gilgal (kibbutz)
Gilgal ( he, גִּלְגָּל) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley (Middle East), Jordan Valley around 16 kilometres north of Jericho with an area of 1,400 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank International law and Israeli settlements, illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. History Gilgal was established in 1970 as a Nahal settlement, and was named for the ancient biblical site of Gilgal. It was converted to a civilian kibbutz in 1973.Crown-Tamir, Hela (2000)"Gil'gal"in ''How to Walk in the Footsteps of Jesus and the Prophets: A Scripture Reference Guide for Biblical Sites in Israel and Jordan'', Gefen Publishing House Ltd, Jerusalem. According to Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ, in order to construct Gilgal, Israel confiscated l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahal
Nahal ( he, נח"ל) (acronym of ''Noar Halutzi Lohem'', lit. Fighting Pioneer Youth) is a program that combines military service with mostly social welfare and informal education projects such as youth movement activities, as well as training in entrepreneurship in urban development areas. Prior to the 1990s it was a paramilitary Israel Defense Forces program that combined military service and the establishment of agricultural settlements, often in peripheral areas. The Nahal groups of soldiers formed the core of the Nahal Infantry Brigade. History In 1948, a ''gar'in'' (core group) of Jewish pioneers wrote to Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion requesting that members be allowed to do their military service as a group rather than being split up into different units at random. In response to this letter, Ben-Gurion created the Nahal program, which combined military service and farming. Some 108 kibbutzim and agricultural settlements were established by the Nahal, many of them o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
