Hitahdut HaIkarim

Hitahdut HaIkarim (Hebrew: הִתְאַחֲדוּת האִכָּרים, lit. Farmers Federation) is a settlement movement for private farmers in Israel.

History

Hitahdut HaMoshavot BeYehuda VeShomron (Hebrew: התאחדות המושבות ביהודה ושומרון, Association of moshavot in Judea and Samaria) was founded in Yavne'el^{[citation needed]} in 1920, making it the oldest agricultural organisation in Israel.^[1] In 1927 it was expanded and renamed Hitahdut HaIkarim BeEretz Israel (Hebrew: התאחדות האיכרים בארץ ישראל, lit. Association of the Farmers in the Land of Israel).^{[citation needed]} After Israeli independence it adopted its current name. The organisation was affiliated with the General Zionists,^{[citation needed]} and later (as of 1985) with the Liberal Party.^[2] It published the weekly Bustenai periodical in conjunction with the General Zionists between 1929 and 1939.^[3]

Zionist leader Moshe Smilansky served as its president,^[4] whilst Haim Ariav, a General Zionists member of the Knesset, served as its secretary.^[5]

Member villages

Several agricultural communities (moshavim and community settlements) are affiliated with the organisation, including:

• Adi, community settlement in northern Israel
• Bat Shlomo, moshav in northern Israel
• Elyashiv, moshav in central Israel
• Hararit, community settlement in Western Galilee
• Hibat Tzion, moshav in the central Coastal Plain
• Kamon, community settlement in the Galilee
• Katzir, Jewish locality in northern Israel
• Kidmat Tzvi, moshav in central Golan Heights
• Korazim, community settlement, Lower Galilee above the Sea of Galilee
• Mikhmanim, community settlement Lower Galilee
• Neve Michael, moshav in central Israel
• Talmei Bilu, moshav in north-western Negev
• Yuvalim, community settlement in the Galilee

See also

• Agriculture in Israel