Regavim

This article is about an Israeli farming village. For the Israeli NGO, see Regavim (NGO).

Regavim Hebrew: רְגָבִים
Etymology: Clods
Regavim
Coordinates: 32°31′26″N 35°2′4″E
Country	Israel
District	Haifa
Council	Menashe
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1947
Founded by	Italian and Algerian Habonim Dror members
Population  (2022)[1]	546
Website	www.regavim.co.il

Regavim (Hebrew: רְגָבִים) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Umm al-Fahm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 546.[1]

Etymology

The name Regavim is taken from the Hebrew word 'regev', meaning a very small piece of land or patch of soil, a word used in a Zionist poem about reclaiming the Land of Israel, "dunam by dunam, regev by regev."

History

The kibbutz group was established in 1947 by immigrants from Italy and North Africa who were members of the Habonim Dror youth movement.[2] They first settled on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Butaymat in July 1948,[3] before moving to the land of another depopulated Palestinian village, Qannir, in 1949.[4]

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. אודות Regavim
3. Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xx, settlement #15, July, 1948. Moved to the land of Qannir in 1949. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
4. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 181. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.

External links

• Kibbutz website