{{refimprove, date=April 2025 HaKibbutz HaMeuhad ({{langx, he, הקיבוץ המאוחד, , The United Kibbutz) was a union of

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im. It had been formed in 1927 by the union of several kibbutz bodies and was associated with

Ahdut HaAvoda Ahdut HaAvoda () was the name used by a series of List of political parties in Israel, political parties in Israel. Ahdut HaAvoda in its first incarnation was led by David Ben-Gurion. It was first established during the period of Mandatory Pales ...

party. was aligned with the Habonim youth movement. In 1980 it merged with

Ihud HaKvutzot VeHaKibbutzim The Kibbutz Movement (, ''HaTnu'a HaKibbutzit'') is the largest settlement movement for kibbutzim in Israel. It was formed in 1999 by a partial merger of the United Kibbutz Movement and Kibbutz Artzi and is made up of approximately 230 kibbutzim. I ...

to form the United Kibbutz Movement which would later become part of the

Kibbutz Movement The Kibbutz Movement (, ''HaTnu'a HaKibbutzit'') is the largest settlement movement for kibbutzim in Israel. It was formed in 1999 by a partial merger of the United Kibbutz Movement and Kibbutz Artzi and is made up of approximately 230 kibbutzim. I ...

History

In 1921 some of the members Gdud HaAvoda formed the Ein Harod kibbutz. Under the leadership of Yitzhak Tabenkin they followed on from there to establish several more kibbutzim. In 1927 they formed HaKibbutz HaMeuhad. By the 1930s and 1940s it has become the largest kibbutz movement. It was aligned with the Ahdut HaAvoda, which later merged into

Mapai Mapai (, an abbreviation for , ''Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael'', ) was a Labor Zionist and democratic socialist political party in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the Israeli Labor Party in January ...

. In 1951 the movement split due to ideological differences between the two socialist parties, Mapai and Mapam, with kibbutzim aligned with Mapai forming Ihud Hakvutzot (which shortly after merged with the older Hever Hakvutzot to form Ihud HaKvutzot VeHaKibbutzim. In some cases, such as Ashdot Ya'akov, kibbutzim were split to two. In other cases the majority supported one movement and the minority moved to a kibbutz of the other movement, with Ihud supporters in Beit HaShita moved to Ayelet HaShahar. In later years, however, the ideological differences subsided. By 1956 Mapam was no longer aligned with the Soviet Union and by the late 1960s the parties ran together in elections. In 1980 the two movements decided to rejoin and form the United Kibbutz Movement.

Publishing House

The {{ill, Hakibbutz Hameuhad Publishing House, he, הוצאת הקיבוץ המאוחד was established in 1939. In 2001 it merged with Sifriat Poalim Publishing of Hashomer Hatzair to create the Hakibbutz Hameuchad - Sifriat Poalim Publishing Group.Yaakov Lazar
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References

{{reflist *{{cite book, first=אורי, last=יזהר, title=חלוץ ללא מחנה: תולדות הקיבוץ המאוחד בשנות המדינה (1948–1980), year=2021, publisher=יד טבנקין, isbn=978-965-282-127-0 {{Authority control Kibbutz Movement 1927 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Labor Zionism