District Northern Affiliation Kibbutz Movement Founded by Kibbutz Movement | Council Upper Galilee Founded 1949 Population (2015) 406 | |
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Gadot (Hebrew: גָּדוֹת, lit. Banks) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Hula Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 406.
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History
Kibbutz Gadot (originally Hagovrim) was founded in 1949 on the site of the destroyed moshava of Mishmar HaYarden by Nahal youth from HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed and Holocaust survivors. It was named Gadot due its proximity to the banks of the Jordan River.
During the 1950s and 1960s the kibbutz suffered from several assaults by the Syrian army and was hit by many artillery bombardments. On 7 April 1967, when 6 Syrian MiGs were shot down, the kibbutz suffered a severe bombardment during which almost all of its buildings were hit. Two months later, during the Six-Day War, the kibbutz was once again bombarded and most of its buildings were destroyed or badly damaged. The state of the kibbutz and the turn-point of the war are perpetuated in a song performed by Hava Alberstein - Daughter are you laughing or crying. During the Yom Kippur War the kibbutz was hit once again, although to a lesser extent.
Economy
The kibbutz's local industries are: crops, avocado, citrus, chickens, cheese making, hostessing, plastics factory for wrapping materials and a computer company.