Mikhmoret

Moshav in central Israel

Place in Central, Israel

Mikhmoret 32°24′21″N 34°52′18″E / 32.40583°N 34.87167°E / 32.40583; 34.87167
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Hefer Valley
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1945
Founded by	Demobbed British Army soldiers
Population (2022)^[1]	1,506

Mikhmoret (Hebrew: מִכְמֹרֶת, מכמורת, lit. Fishing net) is a moshav in central Israel. Located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea around nine kilometres north of Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,506.^[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1945 by demobilised soldiers from the British Army, and was named Mikhmoret due to the profession of many of the founders being fishers.^{[citation needed]}

The moshav expanded onto lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Arab al-Nufay'at, whose inhabitants were expelled by an order issued by the Haganah from 10 April 1948.^[2]

In 2012 Mikhmoret Beach was listed as one of the best beaches in Israel.^[3]

The Israel Nature and Parks Authority established the Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Moshav Mikhmoret.^[4]

Founding of Michmoret, 1945
Mikhmoret 1947
Mikhmoret 1947

Notable residents

Amit Inbar (born 1972), Olympic competitive windsurfer, and kitesurfer
Moti Kirschenbaum (born 1939), media personality
Lee Korzits (born 1984), Olympic and 4-time world champion windsurfer
Nimrod Mashiah (born 1988), windsurfer
Avraham Tal (born 1976), Judge in the 4th season of The Voice ישראל.

References

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ All that remains : the Palestinian villages occupied and depopulated by Israel in 1948. Khalidi, Walid. Washington, D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. 1992. ISBN 0-88728-224-5. OCLC 25632612.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Geller, Liron Vardi (July 5, 2012). "Fun in the Sun: Israel's Best Family Beaches". Haaretz. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^ Udasin, Sharon (August 8, 2013). "Peretz, Weinstein Help Set Free A Sea Turtle at Rehabilitation Center in Moshav Mikhmoret". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved May 7, 2019.