Giv'ati

Giv'ati (Hebrew: גִּבְעָתִי‎) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,047.[1]

This article is about the moshav. For the IDF brigade, see Giv'ati Brigade. For the archaeological site, see Givati Parking Lot dig.
Giv'ati

גבעתי
غيفعاتي
Giv'ati
Coordinates: 31°43′56″N 34°40′48″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilBe'er Tuvia
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1950
Founded byIDF veterans and immigrants from Egypt
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,047

History

The moshav was founded by IDF veterans and Jewish refugees from Egypt on the ruins of the Palestinian Arab village of Bayt Daras,[2] and was named after the Giv'ati Brigade of the IDF, which stopped the Egyptian Army from entering Israel from the south in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[3]

Economy

Pashut Yarok ("Simply Green") is a Giv'ati-based company that has developed and manufactures Shock Pad, a shock-absorbing, water- and fireproof material uniquely produced from discarded polyethylene, currently used in playgrounds and with the potential of being used as insulation in house construction.[4]

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 87, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
  3. El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's Concise Gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
  4. Blum, Ruthie (March 9, 2015). "Shock Pad mat protects kids (and the planet)". Israel 21c. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
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