Metzar

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Metzar
מֵיצָר‎
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Metzar
Coordinates: 32°46′05″N35°44′13″E / 32.76806°N 35.73694°E / 32.76806; 35.73694
District Northern
Council Golan
Region Golan Heights
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded1981
Population
 (2023) [1]
354

Metzar (Hebrew : מֵיצָר) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the southern Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. The 29th settlement on the Golan Heights, [2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 354. [1]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Near East/North Africa report, Issue 2368, JPRS (Series), United States Joint Publications Research Service, Executive Office of the President, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Joint Publications Research Service, 1981
  3. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.


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