Homa u-Migdal - “Tower and stockade” is the name given to the communities established during the incursions and incidents during the years 1936-1939, known by the Arabs as “The Arab Revolt”. The British government’s attempts to freeze immigration and settlement in Eretz Israel aroused the need to find new methods of coping. The leadership of the existing settlement chose the planned settlement method, based on security considerations and long term national needs.

The plan for the type of “Tower and stockade” communities was proposed by Shlomo Gur, a member of Kibbutz Tel Amal, and approved, with minimal alterations, by the Hagana.