Mishmar HaYarden (moshava)
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Mishmar HaYarden was a moshava (Jewish settlement) that was established in the
1948 Arab-Israeli war in 1948. Its Hebrew name meant Guardian of the Jordan. The village was re-established as new Mishmar HaYarden
.
History
The moshava was located on the road connecting
Zev Jabotinsky
.
According to a census conducted in 1922 by the British Mandate authorities, Mishmar HaYarden had a population of 90 Jews.[1]
During the
Mishmar HaYarden
was established.
The story of the fall of Mishmar HaYarden is disputed between
Karmeli Brigade, which was intended to strengthen the defense of the settlement, was stopped by the Oded Brigade of the IDF which was responsible for the region because the moshava identified with the revisionist movement. It is also alleged that Haganah forces stopped the Irgun soldiers in Rosh Pinna
and stopped them from arriving to help the moshava. On the other side, people from the Oded Brigade claim that the Karmeli Brigade failed to reach the moshava in time because it crossed from the western Galilee front and did not manage to reorganize in its new location.
Some of the destroyed houses in the moshava are visible today. They form part of a memorial on the location.
References
Further reading
- אברהם יערי, זכרונות ארץ ישראל - כרך ב', פרק ס"א, ייסוד המושבה משמר הירדן, דוד ב. שוב, 1890-1891
External links
- סיור באתר ההנצחה למשמר הירדן
- המעבר מ"שושנת הירדן" ל"משמר הירדן", גאלת הקרקע בגליל, אתר משפחת עבו
- הצלת משמר הירדן מפקיד הברון המושחת בשנת 1903, גאלת הקרקע בגליל, אתר משפחת עבו
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