Shamir, Israel

Shamir (Hebrew: שָׁמִיר) 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 2006 it had a population of 608.

History

The 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 UN-established border between Israel and Syria was drawn to run only a few hundred yards east of the kibbutz.

Terror attack

On Thursday, June 13, 1974, four PF-GC terrorists infiltrated the Lebanon-Israel border and invaded Kibbutz Shamir. They entered one of the buildings shooting Edna Mor (who was Pregnant) and Shoshana Galili. Edna left behind a child and husband who moved out of the kibbutz shortly after. The terrorists continued shooting at random. Judi Sinton, a volunteer from New Zealand, on her way back to the apiary after breakfast, was shot by a terrorist and killed. The members of the kibbutz seized their weapons and ran in the direction from where gun fire was heard. In the gun battle that followed all four terrorists were killed.