Eshbal
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Eshbal is a small kibbutz
in northern Israel
. Located in the Lower Galilee near Karmiel
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 53.
The village was founded in 1979 as a Nahal settlement
. It was civilianised in January 1998 by a kvutza
of 30 HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed
youth group members.
Since 2007, Eshbal has been the home to the Galil Jewish-Arab School
.
Kibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
in northern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located in the Lower Galilee near Karmiel
Karmiel
Karmiel is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, from Safed and from Acre...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council
Misgav Regional Council
The Misgav Regional Council is a regional council in the Galilee region in northern Israel. The regional council is home to 22,000 people, and comprises 35 small towns, mostly community settlements but also several Kibbutzim and Moshavim. The population of 29 of these is primarily Jewish, and 6...
. In 2006 it had a population of 53.
The village was founded in 1979 as a Nahal settlement
Nahal settlement
Nahal settlements were settlements established by Nahal soldiers in Israel and Israeli-occupied territories. Supporting Jewish settlement growth and expansion throughout Israel was once the main focus of the Nahal military brigade. The goal for every Nahal settlement was to become a civilian...
. It was civilianised in January 1998 by a kvutza
Kvutza
Kvutza or kevutza can be used as:*A definition of an organized group of children consisting of boys and girls graded by age, as used in modern Israel.*It can also refer to any other type of group of individuals...
of 30 HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed
Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed
Histadrut HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed , sometimes abbreiviated to No'al is an Israeli youth movement, a sister movement of Habonim Dror, the Labor Zionist movement....
youth group members.
Since 2007, Eshbal has been the home to the Galil Jewish-Arab School
Galil Jewish-Arab School
Galil Jewish-Arab School is the first joint Arab-Jewish primary school in Israel, founded in 1998 by the Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish Arab Education in Israel, which also runs three other bilingual schools in Israel...
.