District Central Affiliation Moshavim Movement Population (2015) 1,054 Local time Tuesday 7:10 AM | Council Lev HaSharon Founded by Demobbed soldiers Founded 1946 | |
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Mishmeret (Hebrew: מִשְׁמֶרֶת, lit. Position or Post) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya and the HaSharon Junction and covering 3,800 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,054.
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Map of Mishmeret, Israel
History
The village was founded in 1946 by demobilised soldiers from the British Army near the Arab village of Miska. During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War the community moved to Herut, and was re-established after the war on its present site. Its name symbolises the steadfast courage of the Jewish ex-British soldiers who defended the land from the Arabs. Today the moshav farms chickens, flowers, exports sweet potatoes and other vegetables.
During the British Mandate The Case of the Miska Village Lands was heard by the Haifa Land Court for 7 years (1932–1939), with unknown outcome. According to Khalidi, Mishmeret was built on the land of the Palestinian village of Miska, which was depopulated in April 1948.