Hitahdut HaIkarim ( Hebrew: הִתְאַחֲדוּת האִכָּרים, lit. Farmers Federation) is a settlement movement for private farmers in Israel.
Hitahdut HaMoshavot BeYehuda VeShomron ( Hebrew: התאחדות המושבות ביהודה ושומרון, Association of moshavot in Judea and Samaria) was founded in Yavne'el[ citation needed] in 1920, making it the oldest agricultural organisation in Israel. [1] In 1927 it was expanded and renamed Hitahdut HaIkarim BeEretz Israel ( Hebrew: התאחדות האיכרים בארץ ישראל, lit. Association of the Farmers in the Land of Israel).[ citation needed] After Israeli independence it adopted its current name. The organisation was affiliated with the General Zionists,[ citation needed] and later (as of 1985) with the Liberal Party. [2] It published the weekly Bustenai periodical in conjunction with the General Zionists between 1929 and 1939. [3]
Zionist leader Moshe Smilansky served as its president, [4] whilst Haim Ariav, a General Zionists member of the Knesset, served as its secretary. [5]
Several agricultural communities ( moshavim and community settlements) are affiliated with the organisation, including: