Palmachim

Palmachim (Hebrew: פַּלְמַחִים) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located about ten kilometers south of the Tel Aviv area along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, among the sand dunes, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2004 it had a population of 500.

History

Palmachim was established on 11 April 1949 by former members of the Palmach underground organization's Yiftach Brigade, on land near the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Nabi Rubin.

In 2004 the kibbutz way of life was changed. Its members are responsible for their consumption and get all their incomes. There is no collective account and consumption any more.

In 2006 former residents of Elei Sinai, an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip evicted during the disengagement plan protested to the government until they were allowed to move to the kibbutz. In 2011, 25 families evicted from Elei Sinai (48 persons) were accepted as members to the kibbutz. In 2013, they began building their homes in Palmachim.