HaSolelim

HaSolelim
Etymology: The Road Builders
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Coordinates: 32°45′1″N 35°14′16″E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Jezreel Valley
Affiliation	HaOved HaTzioni
Founded	1949
Founded by	Maccabi Hatzair Members
Population  (2022)[1]	983

HaSolelim (Hebrew: הַסּוֹלְלִים, lit. 'The Road Builders') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Tiv'on, Nazareth and Shefa-'Amr, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 983.[1]

Etymology

Initially called as Tzippori B, Named after the ancient site located nearby.[2] It was later renamed "HaSolelim" (The Road Builders) with the name symbolising the wishes of the founders to pave the way for new settlements in the Land of Israel.[3]

History

The nearby Palestinian town of Saffuriya had been almost emptied of its 4,000 inhabitants in July 1948. By early January, 1949, about 500 inhabitants had filtered back, but "neighbouring settlements coveted Saffuriya lands". The "Northern Front" ordered their eviction, which was carried out the 7 January 1949. From February and onwards in the same year, the land of Saffuriya was distributed to neighbouring Jewish settlements.[4]

The kibbutz HaSolelim was established in July 1949 by members of the Maccabi Hatzair movement and by members of the General Zionist Movement in America.[5] 3,795 dunams of Saffuriya's land was given to HaSolelim in late 1949.[4] HaSolelim is located west of the Saffuriya site.[6]

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Hareouveni, Emanouel (1974). The Settlements of Israel and Their Archaelogical sites (in Hebrew). Israel: Hakibbutz Hameuchad. p. 116.
3. HaSolelim Jezreel Valley Regional Council
4. Morris, B. (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. pp. 516, 517. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
5. "⁨"שוב ‭_1'p‬ נ י ' ל? צימר ⁩ — ⁨⁨על המשמר⁩ 22 יולי 1949⁩ — הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים". www.nli.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-12-26.
6. Khalidi, W. (1992). All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 352. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.