Meishar Explained

Meishar
Meaning:Flatland
Founded:1950
Founded By:Immigrants from Europe
District:center
Council:Gederot
Affiliation:Agricultural Union
Pushpin Map:Israel center ta#Israel
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Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:31.8183°N 34.7542°W

Meishar (Hebrew: מֵישָׁר) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in the coastal plain near Gedera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gederot Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was founded in 1950, by immigrants from Poland and Germany, on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Bashshit.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Walid Khalidi

    . 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. 363.