 It was settled by members of Borochovi Youth, a youth group affiliated with Poalei Zion, who set up camp at the site on the evening of October 6, just after the Yom Kippur fast.In 1994, privatization process began in the kibbutz and in 2004 the kibbutz members voted to change the rules radically towards total privatization.Mishmar HaNegev is the owner of Polybid Expanded Polystyrene Products, which produces insulation products for Israel and Eastern Europe.