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Gat, Israel

Kibbutz in southern Israel

Summary

Kibbutz in southern Israel

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name	Gat
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foundation	1941
founded_by	Polish, Yugoslav and Austrian Jews
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district	south
council	Yoav
affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
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Gat () is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

Kibbutz Gat was founded in 1941 by Jewish immigrants from Poland, Yugoslavia and Austria. In 1949, after the inhabitants of the nearby Palestinian village of Iraq al-Manshiyya had been expelled, some of their lands were transferred to Kibbutz Gat. Primor, one of Israel's largest juice manufacturers, is operated by the kibbutz. Citramed, another company located in Kibbutz Gat, has developed a method to squeeze out the antibacterial properties in the rind of citrus fruit for use as a natural preservative in health products and the food industry.

The name is derived from the Philistine town Gath, which at the time the kibbutz was founded was identified with the nearby site of Tel Erani. The town of Kiryat Gat (lit. Gath City) was named for the same reason. However, most scholars now consider Tell es-Safi, thirteen kilometres to the northeast, a more likely candidate. File:גת - מראה כללי-JNF040406.jpeg|Gat 1945 File:PikiWiki Israel 706 Gat סלילת מדרכה ראשונה.jpg|Building the kibbutz

Notable people

Yossi Dina

References

(1992). "All That Remains". [[Institute for Palestine Studies]].
[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Israel+beyond+politics/Citrameds%20citrus%20extract%20could%20be%20first%20natural%20preservative%2019-May-2008 Citramed's citrus extract] Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Horton Harris. (2011). "The location of Ziklag: a review of the candidate sites, based on Biblical, topographical and archaeological evidence". Palestine Exploration Quarterly.

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