Eshhar
Sign in to saveEshhar () is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee to the south of Karmiel and north of Sakhnin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In it had a population of . It is adjacent to the Bedouin village of Arab al-Na'im, with which it shares an access road.
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- Locality
- מועצה אזורית משגב
- Region
- מחוז הצפון
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 965
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
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Eshhar () is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee to the south of Karmiel and north of Sakhnin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In it had a population of . It is adjacent to the Bedouin village of Arab al-Na'im, with which it shares an access road.
==History== In 1979, a group of Jews in Chicago came up with a plan to establish a joint secular-religious community in Israel. Eshhar was established in 1986 by a gar'in comprising this group and other English-speaking and Israeli families.
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