Meirav

Coordinates: 32°27′6″N 35°25′18″E / 32.45167°N 35.42167°E / 32.45167; 35.42167
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Meirav
Valley of Springs
AffiliationReligious Kibbutz Movement
Founded1982 (original location)
1987 (current location)
Founded byNahal
Population
 (2022)
787[1]
Websitewww.merav.net

Meirav (

Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 787.[1]

Etymology

Some people connect the name "Meirav" to the story of Saul's death in the Battle of Gilboa against the Philistines, which is believed to have occurred nearby, because Saul's oldest daughter was named Meirav (1 Samuel 14:50).[2] However, the name can also be interpreted as meaning "a lot of water" and " the most of".

History

The kibbutz was founded initially as a

Mount Malkishua in 1982, and is the newest religious kibbutz in the country.[3]
In 1987, it moved to its current location on Mount Avinadav.

Meirav is located just south of another religious kibbutz,

Ein HaNatziv, Sde Eliyahu, Shluhot and Tirat Zvi
.

On 18 November 2011,

Israel Lands Administration (ILA), the parcel of privately owned Palestinian land, which was registered as such with the Israeli authorities, was transferred to the kibbutz, which is located about seven kilometers northwest of it. It is thought to be the first instance of Palestinian-owned land being transferred to a community on Israeli territory within the Green line.[4]
According to Haaretz, the ILA, which has no authority in the West Bank and had no right to transfer the privately owned Palestinian land to the kibbutz, informed the kibbutz in January 2012 that the land was being removed from their allotted slot. Nevertheless, the kibbutz continued to cultivate the land. As Haaretz reports, the land is to be returned to its Palestinian owners after the ILA admitted its mistake in a letter to the Palestinian landowner's attorney in February 2013.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ISBN 965-220-186-3
    (English)
  3. ^ Kibbutzim Archived 2007-10-18 at the Wayback Machine About.com
  4. ^ Eldar, Akiva (November 18, 2011). "Israel effectively annexes Palestinian land near Jordan Valley". Haaretz. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Hass, Amira (February 18, 2013). "Israel to return West Bank farmland to Palestinian owners after wrongly allocating land to kibbutz". Haaretz. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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