, ▁and ▁the ▁Bes or ▁Stream ▁passes ▁through ▁its ▁territory . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁k ib but z ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁by ▁former ▁Pal m ach ▁members ▁with ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁name ▁Ha T z of im ▁V av ▁( lit . ▁Sc outs ▁F ). ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁named ▁Tel ▁Re ' im ▁( , ▁lit . ▁Hill ▁of ▁Fri ends ) ▁after ▁the ▁Arab ic ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁of ▁Tell ▁J em me h . ▁It ▁was ▁eventually ▁renamed ▁Re ' im ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Gar ' in ▁who ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Arab - Is ra eli ▁War . ▁The ▁name , ▁meaning ▁' fri ends ', ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Pro ver bs ▁( 1 8 : 2 4 ) ▁to ▁symbol ize ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁k ib but z ▁was ▁planned ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁Han an ▁Hab aron , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁k ib but z ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁asc etic ▁style ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁visual ▁expression ▁of ▁Hab aron ' s ▁social ▁and ▁architect ural ▁world views . ▁As af ▁Kas ht an , ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁architect ▁who ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁Hab aron , ▁said ▁that ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁Hab aron ' s ▁style ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁favor ▁with ▁Re ' im ' s ▁residents .