Yas'ur
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Yas'ur (Template:Langx, lit. petrel) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located east of Acre in the Western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In Template:Israel populations it had a population of Template:Israel populations.Template:Israel populations
History
The kibbutz was established in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Hungary who were members of the Zionist Socialist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair; they were joined in 1951 by another group of immigrants from England and in 1956 by another group from Brazil.[1] The kibbutz is named after the seabird Yas'ur (petrel), symbolising the wishes of the founders to engage in fishing.[2] The parents of Israeli historian Benny Morris were among the founders of the kibbutz, shortly after his birth.[3]
The kibbutz was established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Birwa,[4] and it uses the land of the depopulated villages of Al-Damun[5] and Al-Ruways[6] for agriculture.
Yasur's economy was based on textile and toy factories, which became unprofitable and closed down. In 2003 the kibbutz began a process of renewal and launched a successful membership drive.[7] An Italian restaurant, Liliana's, is located on the grounds of the kibbutz.[8]
Notable people
References
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- ↑ About Kibbutz Yasur
- ↑ Hareouveni, Emanouel (1974). The Settlements of Israel and Their Archaeological sites (in Hebrew). Israel: Hakibbutz Hameuchad. p. 162
- ↑ Benny Morris on Why He's Written His Last Word on the Israel-Arab Conflict Haaretz, 20 September 2012
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- ↑ Khalidi, 1992, p. 11
- ↑ Khalidi, 1992, p. 29
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