Nahshon, Israel

Nahshon נַחְשׁוֹן‎
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Coordinates: 31°49′49″N 34°57′19″E
Country	Israel
District	Jerusalem
Council	Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Hashomer Hatzair members
Population  (2022)	608[1]
Website	www.nachshon.org.il

Nahshon (Hebrew: נַחְשׁוֹן) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley to the south-west of Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 608.^[1]

History

The village was established in 1950 by immigrant members of Hashomer Hatzair. It was named after Operation Nachshon,^[2] which opened up the Jerusalem road during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.^{[citation needed]}

After the Six-Day War in 1967 around 80 Egyptian soldiers were buried in a mass grave in fields tended by kibbutz Nahshon. The field was later turned into a tourist attraction, called "Mini Israel".^[3]

In July 2023 the kibbutz was the site of a “festival of democracy”, the destination for a protest march against proposed judicial reforms that started in Tel Aviv and ended in nearby Jerusalem.^[4][5]

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.357, ISBN 965-220-186-3
3. Revealed: Dozens of Egyptian Commandos Are Buried Under an Israeli Tourist Attraction, Adam Raz, July 8, 2022, Haaretz
4. "Anti-overhaul marchers to Jerusalem reach Kibbutz Nahshon, stage 'festival of democracy'". Retrieved 2024-09-05.
5. "Israel judicial reform explained: What is the crisis about?". 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-09-05.

External links

• Kibbutz website (in Hebrew)