Editing Isser Harel (section)

=== In Mandatory Palestine ===
[[File:Malka Braverman – with Lily Castel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rivka Harel, Yisrael Harel's wife, second from the right. Far left is Malka Braverman, the first woman to serve as deputy head of the Mossad]]
In Palestine, Yisrael joined the group from [[HaKibbutz HaMeuhad]] that founded Kibbutz [[Shfayim]]. Initially, he worked as a pioneer in the [[citrus]] orchards of the [[Sharon plain]] and in a packing house. During this time, he married Rivka, his kibbutz companion. In 1935, Yisrael and his wife decided to bring their families to Palestine. Yisrael took out loans to finance their immigration, and both families came to live with them in the kibbutz. He asked the kibbutz for help repaying the loans, but his request was denied. As a result, the three families left the kibbutz and moved to [[Herzliya]]. They lived communally in a dilapidated hut, earning their livelihood as packing house workers. Eventually, Yisrael began working as a contractor installing irrigation pipes in orchards, and the family emerged from their financial difficulties. Yisrael and Rivka had one daughter.