Ometz, Israel

Ometz
אֹמֶץ, אומץ‎
Village entrance
Village entrance
Ometz is located in Central Israel
Ometz
Ometz
Coordinates: 32°22′10″N 34°59′38″E / 32.36944°N 34.99389°E / 32.36944; 34.99389
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilHefer Valley
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byDemobilised IDF soldiers
Population
 (2022)[1]
860

Ometz (Hebrew: אֹמֶץ, lit. 'Courage') is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain near Zemer, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 860.[1]

Etymology

There are two theories as to the source of the name; one is that it is from the phrase "Ometz VeGvura" (Courage and Bravery); the second is that is an acronym for Irgun Mishuhrarei Tzahal (Hebrew: ארגון משוחררי צה"ל, lit. Organisation of Demobilised IDF [soldiers]).[2]

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilised IDF soldiers from the 32nd Battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade.[citation needed] The first border settlement in the Hefer Valley to be founded after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it was established on land that had previously belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Qaqun.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "אתר הבית של מושב אמץ". אתר הבית של מושב אמץ. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  3. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 560. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.