Migdal Oz
Migdal Oz
מִגְדַּל עֹז | |
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  Migdal Oz | |
| Coordinates:31°38′27″N35°8′38″E/ 31.64083°N 35.14389°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Gush Etzion |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Religious Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Population (2022) | 572[1] |
Migdal Oz(Hebrew:מִגְדַּל עֹז,lit.Tower of Strength) is anIsraeli settlementand income-sharing communitykibbutzin theWest Bank.Located in the historicEtzion bloc7.4 km from theGreen Lineand west of theIsraeli West Bank barrier,it falls under the jurisdiction ofGush Etzion Regional Council.It neighbors the communities ofKfar Etzion,Alon Shevut,ElazarandEfrat.In 2022 it had a population of 572.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bankillegal under international law,but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
History
[edit]Migdal Oz was established in 1977 on the site ofMigdal Eder,a Jewish village destroyed 50 years previously early in the course of the1948 Arab–Israeli War.The name is taken from a Biblical phrase describing God, written in Psalm 61:4 and Proverbs 18:10.[3]
Located in Migdal Oz is theMigdal OzBeit Midrashwhich is headed byEsti Rosenbergand operates under the auspices ofYeshivat Har Etzion.The seminary building also houses the women's campus of theHerzog College,which prepares its students for teaching. The college teaches 14 subjects.
In January 2013, theIsraeli Defense Forcesarrested a Palestinian who admitted to firing a gun in the direction of a security post at the entrance of Migdal Oz, not hurting anyone.[4]In 2019, an 18-year-old boy,Dvir Sorek,was stabbed to death in the settlement by two Palestinian men.[5]
Archeology
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Within the area of the Kibbutz is the hill known as Horvat Brachot, where the remains ofsecond templeJewishsettlement was found. It includesmikvahs,[6][7][8]hiding caves, ruined houses among them an intact inkwell[9][10]was found from that period. Alongside it are the remains of aByzantinechurch dated to thefifth century AD,which includesmosaicfloors that are now preserved and displayed at theIsrael Museumand The Good Samaritan Museum[11]
Economy
[edit]Its main agricultural pursuits include three turkey coops with 16,000 birds apiece, adairyhousing 260 cows that is among the largest in the country, and fruit orchards. Along with neighbouring Gush Etzion,Rosh Tzurim,andKfar Etzion,Migdal Oz jointly farms six square kilometers[citation needed]ofolivegroves nearKiryat MalakhiandLakhishin theshfelah.
Migdal Oz is also home to somehigh techandlight industry.The eponymousMigdal Oz seminary,an advancedwomen's beit midrash,was opened in 1997 in the Kibbutz
References
[edit]- ^"Regional Statistics".Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^"The Geneva Convention".BBC News.10 December 2009.Retrieved27 September2011.
- ^Bitan, Hanna (1999).1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel(in Hebrew). Jerusalem: Carta. p. 37.ISBN965-220-423-4.
- ^Goldman, Yoel (January 14, 2013)."IDF arrests Palestinian who fired at kibbutz".The Times of Israel.RetrievedApril 16,2013.
- ^"At scene of terror attack, Netanyahu vows Israel will 'settle the score'".The Times of Israel.8 August 2019.Retrieved8 August2019.
- ^כנס מחקרי חברון ויהודה ה - 12 / ד "ר דביר רביב - חורבת ברכות (מגדל עוז) בתקופות ההלניסטית והרומית.Retrieved2024-03-31– via youtube.
- ^Ben Shlomo, David (2019)."מקוואות טהרה מימי בית שני בתל חברון"(PDF).p. 54.
- ^Amit, David (1994). "מקוואות טהרה בהר חברון - נקודות ציון לשחזור היישוב היהודי בימי בית שני".מחקרי יהודה ושומרון.3:174–178.
- ^ארכיאולוגיה."ממצא ארכיאולוגי נדיר נמצא רגע לפני ערב ראש השנה; המנהל האזרחי חשף קסת דיו שנמצאה במהלך עבודות חפירה ארכיאולוגיות בגוש עציון"[A rare archaeological find was found just before New Year's Eve; The Civil Administration revealed an inkwell found during archaeological excavation work in Gush Etzion].המנהל האזרחי ביהודה ושומרון(in Hebrew).
- ^"צפו: פסיפס מהמאה ה-5 לספירה נתגלה בקיבוץ מגדל עוז - וואלה! תיירות".וואלה!(in Hebrew). 2016-03-24.Retrieved2024-03-31.
- ^"The Good Samaritan Museum".
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