On Thursday 13 June 1974, four PF-GC[2] terrorists infiltrated the Lebanon-Israel border and invaded the kibbutz.[3] They entered one of the buildings shooting a pregnant woman Edna Mor and another woman Shoshana Galili. Edna left behind a child and husband who moved out of the kibbutz shortly after. The terrorists continued shooting at random. Judith Sinton,[4] a volunteer from New Zealand, on her way back to the apiary after breakfast, was shot and killed by one of the terrorists. The members of the kibbutz seized their weapons and ran in the direction from where gunfire was heard. In the gun battle that followed, all four terrorists were killed. The terrorists' aim was to take Israeli hostages in return for 100 jailed terrorists. Their written message ends: "We love to die, as you love to live."[5] The artist Avraham Eilat who was at that time a member of the kibbutz documented the event.
Economyedit
As of 2006, Shamir was one of the most prosperous kibbutzim in Israel, producing honey, toiletries, and advanced optical products. The optical enterprise, Shamir Optical Industry, was previously a fully incorporated stock company, quoted on NASDAQ. In 2011 Essilor became a 50% shareholder and the company went private.[citation needed]
The kibbutz also earns money from tourism; it offers views of Mount Hermon to the north and the Hula Valley below the kibbutz. A relatively rare phenomenon can be observed from Shamir—a "sunrise in the west." As the kibbutz is nested in the steeply-rising western slopes of the Golan, when the sun rises, its first rays at daybreak illuminate the peaks of the Ramim mountain range across the valley to the west of Shamir. As the sun climbs progressively higher, more of Ramim is bathed in sunshine, which can then be observed progressing from west to east, down the slopes of Ramim, across the valley and up the slopes of the Golan before reaching the kibbutz.[citation needed]
Landmarksedit
Of notable interest are some 3rd century border stones with Greek inscriptions.[6] Surrounding the kibbutz is a field of more than 400 dolmens, dated to the Bronze Age IB (c. 2350–2000 BCE). The largest of the dolmens has a basalt capstone of 50 tons which has rock art on its underside—the only art known from dolmens in the southern Levant. Its excavators judge that the scale of the dolmen field and size of the dolmens indicate a governmental system more complex than that usually assigned to the period.[7]
^ ab"Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^"Armed Struggle and the Search for State", Y. Sayigh, p.341
^"Guerrilla strike a warning to Nixon". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 June 1974. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^"She made the supreme sacrifice" The Times (NZ), 26 June 1974
^CBS evening news Jun 13, 1974 Vanderbilt Television News Archive
^Aharoni, "Three New Boundary Stones from the Western Golan," Pl. IX No. 2.
^Gonen Sharon; Alon Barash; Davida Eisenberg-Degen; Leore Grosman; Maya Oron; Uri Berger (2017). "Monumental megalithic burial and rock art tell a new story about the Levant Intermediate Bronze "Dark Ages"". PLOS ONE. 12 (3): e0172969. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1272969S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172969. PMC5333866. PMID 28253312.
External linksedit
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Official website (in Hebrew)
April 11, 2024
shamir, israel, shamir, hebrew, יר, kibbutz, upper, galilee, area, israel, located, western, slopes, golan, heights, falls, under, jurisdiction, upper, galilee, regional, council, 2022, population, shamirshamircoordinates, 16528, 66083, 16528, 66083countryisra. Shamir Hebrew ש מ יר is a kibbutz in Upper Galilee area of Israel Located on the western slopes of the Golan Heights it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council In 2022 it had a population of 921 1 ShamirShamirCoordinates 33 9 55 N 35 39 39 E 33 16528 N 35 66083 E 33 16528 35 66083CountryIsraelDistrictNorthernCouncilUpper GalileeAffiliationKibbutz MovementFounded1944Founded byRomanian HashomerHatzair membersPopulation 2022 1 921Websitewww shamir org ilMemorial for Edna Shoshana and JudiHomes on kibbutz Shamir Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Landmarks 4 Notable people 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Shamir first houses 1947 nbsp Shamir 1947The kibbutz was established in 1944 by a small group of mainly Romanian immigrants The first generation settlers were members of the Marxist Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair Following the 1948 Arab Israeli War the United Nations established border between Israel and Syria was drawn to run only a few hundred yards east of the kibbutz On Thursday 13 June 1974 four PF GC 2 terrorists infiltrated the Lebanon Israel border and invaded the kibbutz 3 They entered one of the buildings shooting a pregnant woman Edna Mor and another woman Shoshana Galili Edna left behind a child and husband who moved out of the kibbutz shortly after The terrorists continued shooting at random Judith Sinton 4 a volunteer from New Zealand on her way back to the apiary after breakfast was shot and killed by one of the terrorists The members of the kibbutz seized their weapons and ran in the direction from where gunfire was heard In the gun battle that followed all four terrorists were killed The terrorists aim was to take Israeli hostages in return for 100 jailed terrorists Their written message ends We love to die as you love to live 5 The artist Avraham Eilat who was at that time a member of the kibbutz documented the event Economy editAs of 2006 Shamir was one of the most prosperous kibbutzim in Israel producing honey toiletries and advanced optical products The optical enterprise Shamir Optical Industry was previously a fully incorporated stock company quoted on NASDAQ In 2011 Essilor became a 50 shareholder and the company went private citation needed The kibbutz also earns money from tourism it offers views of Mount Hermon to the north and the Hula Valley below the kibbutz A relatively rare phenomenon can be observed from Shamir a sunrise in the west As the kibbutz is nested in the steeply rising western slopes of the Golan when the sun rises its first rays at daybreak illuminate the peaks of the Ramim mountain range across the valley to the west of Shamir As the sun climbs progressively higher more of Ramim is bathed in sunshine which can then be observed progressing from west to east down the slopes of Ramim across the valley and up the slopes of the Golan before reaching the kibbutz citation needed Landmarks editOf notable interest are some 3rd century border stones with Greek inscriptions 6 Surrounding the kibbutz is a field of more than 400 dolmens dated to the Bronze Age IB c 2350 2000 BCE The largest of the dolmens has a basalt capstone of 50 tons which has rock art on its underside the only art known from dolmens in the southern Levant Its excavators judge that the scale of the dolmen field and size of the dolmens indicate a governmental system more complex than that usually assigned to the period 7 Notable people editSara Braverman Uzi AradReferences edit a b Regional Statistics Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 21 March 2024 Armed Struggle and the Search for State Y Sayigh p 341 Guerrilla strike a warning to Nixon Sydney Morning Herald 15 June 1974 Retrieved 23 June 2018 She made the supreme sacrifice The Times NZ 26 June 1974 CBS evening news Jun 13 1974 Vanderbilt Television News Archive Aharoni Three New Boundary Stones from the Western Golan Pl IX No 2 Gonen Sharon Alon Barash Davida Eisenberg Degen Leore Grosman Maya Oron Uri Berger 2017 Monumental megalithic burial and rock art tell a new story about the Levant Intermediate Bronze Dark Ages PLOS ONE 12 3 e0172969 Bibcode 2017PLoSO 1272969S doi 10 1371 journal pone 0172969 PMC 5333866 PMID 28253312 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shamir Official website in Hebrew Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shamir Israel amp oldid 1177767152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
