Ein HaShlosha

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caption= Ein HaShlosha's wheat field.
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hebname=Hebrew|עין השלושה
meaning=Spring of the Three
kibbutz_name = Ein HaShlosha
foundation = 1950
founded_by = South American immigrants
region = Western Negev
district=south
industry = Agriculture, manufacturing
affiliation = Kibbutz Movement
website =

Ein HaShlosha ( _he. עין השלושה, lit. "Spring of the Three") is a kibbutz in the western Negev desert in Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council.

History

The kibbutz was named named in memory of three of the founding members whom were killed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and it was established during the 1950's by a Nahal group of Zionist youth from South America on lands of the former kibbutz Neve Yair (Neve Yair was established in 1949 by members of the Lehi but was abandoned in June 1950). During it's first years the kibbutz suffered from bombardment of the Egyptian army.Cite book
publisher = Mapa Publishing
isbn = 9657184347
pages = p. 413
others = Yuval El'azari (ed.)
title = Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel
location = Tel-Aviv
date = 2005 he icon]

Almost adjacent to the Gaza 'border' to Khan Yunis, since the Israel-Gaza conflict began, the kibbutz has regularly been hit by Palestinian gunfire. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/968696.html Israeli hurt by Palestinian gunfire on Negev kibbutz] Haaretz, 26 March 2008] On 15 January 2008, an Ecuadorian volunteer, Carlos Mosquera, was shot and killed by a Hamas sniper while working on the kibbutz. [ [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1200308095686 Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha mourns Carlos Andres Muscara Chavez] Jerusalem Post, 15 January 2008]

Economy

The kibbutz is largely agricultural, relying on turkey and dairy farming. It also has a small factory that manufactures lever arch files. In March 2006 hundreds of turkeys were found dead, spreading the fears of the Bird flu virus in Israel. [ [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3228735,00.html Fear: Bird flu reaches Israel] Ynetnews, 16 March 2006]

References

External links

* [http://eng.negev-net.org.il/HTMLs/article.aspx?C2004=12756 Ein HaShlosha] Negev Information Centre