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| Country | Israel |
| Region | Northern Negev |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 18 April 1949 |
| Founded by | Hashomer Hatzair members |
| Website | Beit Kama's Hebrew site |
Beit Kama (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. House of Cereal) is a kibbutz in the northern Negev desert in Israel. It belongs to the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council.
Background and Geography
Beit-Kama is a secular kibbutz that preserves the cooperative mode of life in most areas. It has been traditionally affiliated to the “Hakibbutz Ha’artzi” organization and the “Hashomer Hatzair” movement. It locates at a driving distance of 20 minutes from Beer-Sheva, approximately one hour from Tel-Aviv and similar time from Jerusalem. It is the location of "Nitzaney Hanegev" regional elementary school.
History
The kibbutz was founded on 18 April 1949 on the lands of the Christian Palestinian village of al-Jammama, whose inhabitants were forcibly displaced on 22 May 1948 after a Jewish military assault on their village, and were never allowed to return. The Jewish settlement was initially call Safiach (Template:Lang-he-n). The founders of Beit Kama were immigrants from Hungary who belonged to Hashomer Hatzair movement.
Economy
Beit Kama own one of the largest agriculture cooperatives in Israel, called Shikma and shared with Kibutz Mishmar Hanegev, and a large dairy farming facilities. In the past the Kibutz owned a biomed company, today called Kamada, and nine chicken houses. Although these two branches still functioning within Beit Kama they are no longer operated by the cooperative. It has a gas station at its junction on the way to Beer-Sheva.
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- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All that remains: the Palestinian villages occupied and depopulated by Israel in 1948. IPS. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-0887282249.
- Bagatti, Bellarmino (2002). Ancient Christian villages of Judaea and the Negev. Franciscan Printing Press. p. 149. ISBN 9789655160468.
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisisted. Cambridge University Press. pp. xvi, xx, xxii. ISBN 9780521009676.