Mishmar HaEmek is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Megiddo Regional Council. Mishmar HaEmek is one of the few kibbutzim that have not undergone privatization and still follow the traditional collectivist and socialist kibbutz model. In 2022, it had a population of 1,278. At least six former members of the Knesset hail from Mishmar HaEmek.
View of Mishmar HaEmek's new neighborhood
Mishmar HaEmek 1926
Mishmar HaEmek with Manasseh Heights in the background, 1933
Mishmar HaEmek 1934
The Battle of Mishmar HaEmek was a ten-day battle fought from 4 to 15 April 1948 between the Arab Liberation Army commanded by Fawzi al-Qawuqji and the Haganah commanded by Yitzhak Sadeh and Dan Laner. The battle began when al-Qawuqji launched an attack against Mishmar HaEmek with the intent of taking the kibbutz, which was strategically placed beside the main road between Jenin and Haifa. In 1947 it had a population of 550.
Jewish soldiers at the entry of the Mishmar Ha'emek, 1948
Bay Mahdi, one of the ALA commanders, during the attack on Mishmar HaEmek, 1948
Villages cleared in Haganah counter-attack (red). Those captured on 12 May by Irgun marked by blue spots.
