The Hitahdut HaIkarim is a settlement movement

Settlement movement (Israel)

Settlement movement is a term used in Israel to describe national umbrella organisations for kibbutzim, moshavim, moshavim shitufiim, and communal settlements...

 for private farmers in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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The Hitahdut HaMoshavot BeYehuda VeShomron ' onMouseout='HidePop("57635")' href="/topics/Moshava">moshavot

Moshava

A moshava , plural: Moshavot is a form of rural settlement in Israel.In a moshava, as opposed to communal settlements like the kibbutz and the moshav, all the land and property are privately-owned. The first moshavot, described as "colonies" in professional literature, were established by...

 in Judea

Judea

Judea or Judæa was the name of the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel from the 8th century BCE to the 2nd century CE, when Roman Judea was renamed Syria Palaestina following the Jewish Bar Kokhba revolt.-Etymology:The...

 and Samaria

Samaria

Samaria, or the Shomron is a term used for a mountainous region roughly corresponding to the northern part of the West Bank.- Etymology :...

) was founded in Yavne'el

Yavne'el

Yavne'el is a moshava and a local council in the North District of Israel. It is named after a village in the tribe Naphtali , which was probably located on the tel north of the moshava. Located south-west of Tiberias, it was declared a local council in 1951...

 in 1920, making it the oldest agricultural organisation in Israel. In 1927 it was expanded and renamed Hitahdut HaIkarim BeEretz Israel ' onMouseout='HidePop("29807")' href="/topics/Land_of_Israel">Land of Israel

Land of Israel

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). After Israeli independence it adopted its current name. Haim Ariav

Haim Ariav

Haim Ariav was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the General Zionists between 1951 and 1957.-Biography:Born in Lida in the Russian Empire , Ariav was educated in a heder and a Russian primary school...

, a member of the Knesset

Knesset

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, served as its secretary

Several agricultural communities (moshav

Moshav

Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...

im and communal settlements

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....

) are affiliated with the organisation, including:

Adi Adi, Israel Adi is a communal settlement in northern Israel. It is named after the nearby Biblical settlement of Hali in the tribe of Asher, mentioned in Joshua 19:25. Located near Shefa-'Amr, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council... Bat Shlomo Bat Shlomo Bat Shlomo is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the southern slopes of Mount Carmel near Binyamina and Zikhron Ya'akov, it originally was built on 8068 dunams of land. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 1947 it had a population of 100... Eliashiv Eliashiv Elyashiv is a moshav in central Israel. It is named after a high priest in the time of Nehemiah . Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 487....

Hararit Hararit Hararit is a communal settlement in Galilee. It is administered by the Misgav Regional Council.The settlement was founded in 1980 by a group of Jewish practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation program.Hararit is the home for about 60 families.... Hibat Tzion Hibat Tzion Hibat Tzion is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain near Hadera and covering 4,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 492.... Kamon Kamon, Israel Kamon is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee on the two eastern peaks of Mount Kammon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 580....

Kidmat Tzvi Kidmat Tzvi Kidmat Tzvi is an Israeli settlement, moshava, in the central Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. The settlement was built in 1981. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council... Korazim Korazim Korazim is a communal settlement in northern Israel. It belongs to the Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council.It was founded in 1983 as a moshav, but after it merged with Ma'of it became a communal settlement. It is found just north of Lake Kinneret... Mikhmanim Mikhmanim Mikhmanim is a communal village in the hills of the Galilee. Established in 1980, it is situated atop Mt. Kammon, the highest peak in the Lower Galilee, overlooking the city of Karmiel...

Neve Michael Neve Michael Neve Michael is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the south of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 428.... Talmei Bilu Talmei Bilu Talmei Bilu is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Netivot and Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 332.... Yuvalim Yuvalim Yuvalim is a communal settlement in the Misgav Regional Council in the Galilee.It was established in 1982 by a core group of Rafael employees and their families....