Metzar Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=-eC5AAAAIAAJ&q=Metzar+golan&dq=Metzar+golan&num=100&cd=5 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
  2. News: The Geneva Convention. BBC. 10 December 2009.