Yir'on


Yir'on is a kibbutz in the Galilee Panhandle in northern Israel. Located adjacent to the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In it had a population of.

History

The village was established on 20 May 1949 by former members of the Palmach's Yiftach Brigade and graduates of the Dror-HeHalutz youth movement on the site of the depopulated Palestinian village of Saliha.
Ada Feinberg-Sireni, later a member of the Knesset, was amongst the founders. It was one of a series of villages established along the Lebanese border, with the intention of reinforcing the young states's borders. It was named after a biblical village of the Naftali tribe, situated in this area.
1949
planting a memorial grove at Yir'on. 1949
The kibbutz makes money from tourism, the farming of fruit, the growing of trees in a tree nursery and light industry. Among its tourist attractions is Lake Yir'on.