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Gonen

Field	Value
name	Gonen
hebname
meaning	Defended
image	File:Gonen ap 006.jpg
foundation	13 August 1951
founded_by	Nahal
district	north
council	Upper Galilee
affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
popyear
population
population_footnotes
pushpin_map	Israel northeast	pushpin_mapsize=250	pushpin_label_position=right
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website	kgonen.org.il

the kibbutz

Gonen (, lit. Defended) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Finger of the Galilee near Kiryat Shmona, the kibbutz falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

Gonen was established on 13 August 1951 as a Nahal settlement on the land of the Palestinian village of Ghuraba, which had become depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

It was civilianised a year later by a group of Hebrew Scouts. It was the first Nahal settlement to convert to civilian control.

Its name is derived from the Book of Kings and symbolized the settlement's strategic location and proximity to the pre-Six-Day War Israel–Syria border, established in the 1949 Armistice Agreements. During the 1949–1967 period, the village's vicinity was the site of numerous skirmishes with the Syrian army.

Since 1994, the kibbutz has been in the process of conversion to a community settlement.

Economy

The economy of Gonen is based upon agriculture, including corn, citrus fruits, and the raising of cattle. There is also a mini-market and a guest house.

References

Vilnai, Ze'ev. (1976). "Kaukab". Am Oved.
Khalidi, W.. (1992). "All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948". [[Institute for Palestine Studies]].
HaReuveni, Immanuel. (1999). "Lexicon of the Land of Israel". Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books.

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