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Be'eri

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “hebrew name of the labor zionist berl katznelson”. Today it says “bout the kibbutz in israel”.
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Be'eri is also the Hebrew name of the labor Zionist Berl Katznelson .1 Place in Israel Be'eri ( ) is a kibbutz in southern Israel .2 Located in the north-western Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip , it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council . In 2006 it had a population of 774.3 The kibbutz was established on 6 October 1946 as one of the 11 points in the Negev . It was located near Wadi Nahabir, a few kilometres south of Be'erot Yitzhak . Its founders were members of the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed movement, who had been preparing in Maoz Haim , as well as some Hebrew scouts . It was named after Berl Katznelson , as Be'eri was his literary name . After Israeli independence in 1948, the kibbutz was moved 3 kilometres south-east to its present location. It has traditionally been one of Israel's wealthiest kibbutzim. However, since the start of the Second Intifada , it has suffered from Qassam rocket attacks and combat near the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier eight kilometers away. About four kilometers to the north lies the ANZAC Monument, commemorating the ANZAC soldiers who died in the Third Battle of Gaza in World War I . Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel .4

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hebrew name of the labor zionist berl katznelson

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bout the kibbutz in israel

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