Metzar | |
Founded: | 1981 |
District: | north |
Region: | Golan Heights |
Council: | Golan |
Affiliation: | Kibbutz Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Syria Golan#Israel Golan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 32.7681°N 35.7369°W |
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,[1] it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]