Ganei Hadar
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Ganei Hadar is a communal settlement
in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah
near Rehovot
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 286.
The village was founded in 1930 by immigrants
from the United States
, who founded the "Gan Hadar - Co-operation" union. The land had been bought by union members from the Arab
village of al-Na'ani
during the late 1920s, and was the first Jewish settlement in the Gezer region.
Communal settlement (Israel)
A community settlement is a type of town in Israel. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the town's residents, who are organized in a cooperative, can veto a sale of a house or a business to an undesirable buyer....
in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah
Shephelah
The Shephelah is a designation usually applied to the region in south-central Israel of 10-15 km of low hills between the central Mount Hebron and the coastal plains of Philistia within the area of the Judea, at an altitude of 120-450 metres above sea level. The area is fertile, and a temperate...
near Rehovot
Rehovot
Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 112,700. Rehovot's official website estimates the population at 114,000.Rehovot was built on the site of Doron,...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council
Gezer Regional Council
Gezer Regional Council is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. Established in 1949, it had a population of 20,700 in 2006.-List of settlements:The council covers five kibbutzim, 15 moshavim and five communal settlementsKibbutzim...
. In 2006 it had a population of 286.
The village was founded in 1930 by immigrants
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, who founded the "Gan Hadar - Co-operation" union. The land had been bought by union members from the Arab
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
village of al-Na'ani
Al-Na'ani
Al-Na'ani was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Ramle. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 14, 1948 by the Givati Brigade of Operation Barak. It was located 6 km south of Ramle....
during the late 1920s, and was the first Jewish settlement in the Gezer region.