Mikhmoret ( he, מִכְמֹרֶת, מכמורת, ''lit.''
Fishing net
A fishing net is a Net (device), net used for fishing. Nets are devices made from fibers woven in a grid-like structure. Some fishing nets are also called fish traps, for example #Fyke nets, fyke nets. Fishing nets are usually meshes formed by ...
) is a
moshav
A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 ...
in central
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. Located on the coast of the
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...
around nine kilometres north of
Netanya
Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate ...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Hefer Valley Regional Council
The Hefer Valley Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית עמק חפר, ''Mo'atza Azorit Emek Hefer'') is a regional council in the Hefer Valley region of the Sharon plain in central Israel. It is named after an administrative district in ...
. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav was founded in 1945 by
demobilised
Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and milit ...
soldiers from the
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gur ...
, and was named Mikhmoret due to the profession of many of the founders being fishers.
The moshav expanded onto lands of the depopulated
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
village of
'Arab al-Nufay'at, whose inhabitants were expelled by an order issued by the
Haganah
Haganah ( he, הַהֲגָנָה, lit. ''The Defence'') was the main Zionist paramilitary organization of the Jewish population ("Yishuv") in Mandatory Palestine between 1920 and its disestablishment in 1948, when it became the core of the Is ...
from 10 April 1948.
In 2012 Mikhmoret Beach was listed as one of the best beaches in Israel.
The
Israel Nature and Parks Authority
The Israel Nature and Parks Authority ( he, רשות הטבע והגנים ''Rashut Hateva Vehaganim''; ar, سلطة الطبيعة والحدائق) is an Israeli government organization that manages nature reserves and national parks in Israel, ...
established the Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Moshav Mikhmoret.
Notable residents
*
Amit Inbar
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amit_Surfing.jpg
Amit Inbar (Surfing) ( he, עמית ענבר; born August 9, 1972) is an Israeli Olympic competitive windsurfer, and a kitesurfer.
Inbar was born in the small town of Mikhmoret, in the Cen ...
(born 1972), Olympic competitive windsurfer, and kitesurfer
*
Moti Kirschenbaum
Mordechai (Moti) Kirschenbaum ( he, מרדכי "מוטי" קירשנבאום; September 24, 1939 – September 25, 2015) was an Israeli media personality and documentarian.
Biography
Kirschenbaum was born in Kfar Saba in 1939. He studied in Par ...
(born 1939), media personality
*
Lee Korzits (born 1984), Olympic and 4-time world champion windsurfer
*
Nimrod Mashiah (born 1988), windsurfer
*
Avraham Tal
Avraham Tal ( he, אברהם טל; born: 28 November 1976) is an Israeli singer, musician, and musical producer. Tal was the lead singer and writer in the popular Israeli band "Shotei Hanevuah" ( he, שוטי הנבואה) from 1998 until its brea ...
(born 1976), Judge in the 4th season of The Voice ישראל.
References
{{Hefer Valley Regional Council
Moshavim
Populated places established in 1945
Populated places in Central District (Israel)
1945 establishments in Mandatory Palestine