- Ein HaShlosha
Infobox_Kibbutz
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hebname=Hebrew|עין השלושה
meaning=Spring of the Three
kibbutz_name = Ein HaShlosha
foundation = 1950
founded_by = South American immigrants
region = WesternNegev
district=south
industry = Agriculture, manufacturing
affiliation =Kibbutz Movement
website =Ein HaShlosha ( _he. עין השלושה, lit. "Spring of the Three") is a
kibbutz in the westernNegev desert inIsrael . It falls under the jurisdiction ofEshkol Regional Council .History
The kibbutz was named named in memory of three of the founding members whom were killed during the
1948 Arab-Israeli War , and it was established during the1950's by aNahal group of Zionist youth fromSouth America on lands of the former kibbutzNeve Yair (Neve Yair was established in 1949 by members of the Lehi but was abandoned inJune 1950 ). During it's first years the kibbutz suffered from bombardment of the Egyptian army.Cite book
publisher = Mapa Publishing
isbn = 9657184347
pages = p. 413
others = Yuval El'azari (ed.)
title = Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel
location = Tel-Aviv
date = 2005 he icon]Almost adjacent to the Gaza 'border' to Khan Yunis, since the
Israel-Gaza conflict began, the kibbutz has regularly been hit by Palestinian gunfire. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/968696.html Israeli hurt by Palestinian gunfire on Negev kibbutz] Haaretz, 26 March 2008] On 15 January 2008, anEcuador ian volunteer, Carlos Mosquera, was shot and killed by aHamas sniper while working on the kibbutz. [ [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1200308095686 Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha mourns Carlos Andres Muscara Chavez] Jerusalem Post, 15 January 2008]Economy
The kibbutz is largely agricultural, relying on turkey and
dairy farming. It also has a small factory that manufactures lever arch files. InMarch 2006 hundreds of turkeys were found dead, spreading the fears of the Bird flu virus inIsrael . [ [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3228735,00.html Fear: Bird flu reaches Israel] Ynetnews, 16 March 2006]References
External links
* [http://eng.negev-net.org.il/HTMLs/article.aspx?C2004=12756 Ein HaShlosha] Negev Information Centre
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