Migdal Oz

Migdal Oz
For the midrasha, see Migdal Oz (seminary).
Migdal Oz
Hebrew מִגְדַּל עֹז, מגדל עוז
Founded 1977
Region West Bank
Affiliation Religious Kibbutz Movement
Coordinates 31°38′26.51″N 35°8′38.04″E / 31.6406972°N 35.1439°E / 31.6406972; 35.1439Coordinates: 31°38′26.51″N 35°8′38.04″E / 31.6406972°N 35.1439°E / 31.6406972; 35.1439
Migdal Oz is located in the West Bank
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Migdal Oz
Website www.migdaloz.co.il

Migdal Oz (Hebrew: מִגְדַּל עֹז‎‎, lit. Tower of Strength) is a kibbutz and Israeli settlement [1] in the historic Etzion bloc, within the jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Council[2] in the West Bank. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]

The kibbutz was established in 1977 on the site of Migdal Eder, a Jewish village destroyed 50 years previously in the course of the early Arab-Israeli conflict. The name is taken from a biblical phrase [4] describing God, written in Psalm 61:4 and Proverbs 18:10.

Migdal Oz is a member of the religiously observant Religious Kibbutz Movement, and is home to approximately 400 residents. The commune's main agricultural pursuits include three turkey coops with 16,000 birds apiece, a dairy housing 260 cows that is among the largest in the country, and fruit orchards. Along with the two neighbouring kibbutzim of Gush Etzion, Rosh Tzurim and Kfar Etzion, Migdal Oz jointly farms six square kilometers[citation needed] of olive groves near Kiryat Malakhi and Lakhish in the Shephelah.

The kibbutz is also home to some high tech and light industry. The eponymous Migdal Oz seminary, an advanced women's yeshiva, was opened in 1997.

References

  1. ^ http://www.migdaloz.co.il/English.htm
  2. ^ http://www.gush-etzion.org.il/communities.asp
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  4. ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jeruusalem 1999, Carta, p.37 ,ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)

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