HaSolelim

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HaSolelim
Etymology: The Road Builders
HaSolelim is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
HaSolelim
HaSolelim
HaSolelim is located in Israel
HaSolelim
HaSolelim
Coordinates: 32°45′1″N 35°14′16″E / 32.75028°N 35.23778°E / 32.75028; 35.23778
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilJezreel Valley
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded1949
Founded byMaccabi Hatzair Members
Population
 (2023)[1]
961

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 2023 it had a population of 961.[1]

Etymology

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Initially named Tzippori B after the ancient site located nearby,[2] the village 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

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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 returned, but "neighbouring settlements coveted Saffuriya lands". The "Northern Front" ordered their eviction, which was carried out on 7 January 1949. From February the same year, the land of Saffuriya was redistributed 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

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ^ Hareouveni, Emanouel (1974). The Settlements of Israel and Their Archaeological sites (in Hebrew). Israel: Hakibbutz Hameuchad. p. 116.
  3. ^ HaSolelim Jezreel Valley Regional Council
  4. ^ a b Morris, B. (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. pp. 516, 517. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
  5. ^ "יישוב קיב צי ליד ציפורי". Al HaMishmar (in Hebrew). 22 July 1949. 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.