| Barkai | |
| Meaning: | Morning star |
| Pushpin Map: | Israel haifa#Israel |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 32.4753°N 35.0292°W |
| Foundation: | 10 May 1949 |
| Founded By: | Romanian and Polish Jews |
| Region: | Wadi Ara |
| District: | haifa |
| Council: | Menashe |
| Affiliation: | Kibbutz Movement |
Barkai (he|בַּרְקַאי|lit=morning star) is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. In, it had a population of .
Kibbutz Barkai was founded on 10 May 1949 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Wadi Ara.[1] [2]
Economic branches include thermal and acoustic insulation, lamination and packaging: the Polyon Barkai factory; and agriculture: cattle, poultry, avocado and field crops.
Infimer Technologies manufactures a recycled composite polymer that serves as raw material for plastic manufacturers. Combined with virgin plastic, it is used to make chairs, tables, crates, plumbing pipes and toolboxes.[3]
. All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 202.
. The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Benny Morris . 2004 . 978-0-521-00967-6 . Cambridge University Press. xxii.