District Central Affiliation Moshavim Movement Population (2015) 782 Local time Friday 3:21 PM | Council Hefer Valley Founded by Demobbed IDF soldiers Founded 1949 | |
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Weather 21°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 49% Humidity | ||
Ometz (Hebrew: אֹמֶץ, lit. Courage) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain near Zemer, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 782.
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Map of Ometz, Israel
Etymology
There are two theories as to the source of the name; one is that it is from the phrase "Ometz VeGvura" (Courage and Bravery); the second is that is an acronym for Irgun Mishuhrarei Tzahal (Hebrew: ארגון משוחררי צה"ל, lit. Organisation of Demobilised IDF [soldiers]).
History
The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilised IDF soldiers from the 32nd Battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade. The first border settlement in the Hefer Valley to be founded after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it was established on land that had previously belonged to the depopulated Arab village of Qaqun.