Gan Hadarom

Gan Hadarom is a moshav located in the southern part of the occupied Palestinian territories, situated on the coastal plain near Ashdod. The moshav was established in 1951 by Zionist refugees from Iraq during Operation Ezra and Nehemiah. The Gan Hadarom settlement was built on the lands of the Palestinian village of Isdud, whose residents were displaced in 1948. The first settlers of Gan Hadarom lived in a transit camp in nearby Gan Yavne until the necessary infrastructure for permanent housing was completed. In 1957 and 1958, twenty new houses were constructed, and 15 Zionist families who had arrived from Poland moved there. Most residents of the modern moshav earn their livelihood by working in the neighboring settlements of Ashdod and Yavne. The minority engaged in agriculture primarily cultivate poultry, citrus fruits, avocados, and other fruits and vegetables. In 2022, the number of settlers was 605. Sources: Due to the scarcity of Arabic sources, Hebrew sources were used: the settlement’s Hebrew website / Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. And the village of Isdud from the Palestine Remembered website.