Gazit

Gazit גָּזִית‎
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Gazit
Coordinates:
Council	Jezreel Valley
Region	Galilee
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1948
Founded by	New immigrants
Population (2011)	616

Gazit (Hebrew: גָּזִית‎) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2012 it had a population of 617.

The kibbutz was established on the lands of the Palestinian Arab village of al-Tira, which was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, 1.5 km southwest of the village site.

The name is symbolic, derived from the Book of Isaiah. It was originally called "Argentina A". The community was formed in 1947 by immigrants from Argentina, Poland, Romania and Turkey. They established Gazit in 1948, with it becoming a permanent settlement in 1950. Initially a communist kibbutz, its members decided to swear allegiance to the state in 1952, expelling 22 Maki members in the process. The main Traditional livelihood branches of the kibbutz are field crops, orchard (near Nahal Tavor ), almond and olive groves, barn, house sheep, beef, and chicken coop. The Kibbutz also runs a community pub. Apart from these fields, The Kibbutz's main income is largely based on the Factory " Plazit " that produces rigid plastic sheets, plastic products primarily for the food trays for the food industry (with grouping ascending ). In recent years, the factory has incorporated a number of other factories, and even bought factories in Bulgaria and Chile. In 1952 "Naaman Gazit ", a factory producing porcelain plates, was established at the kibbutz, but several years later the factory closed.