Metzer | |
Meaning: | Border |
Foundation: | 8 September 1953 |
District: | haifa |
Council: | Menashe |
Affiliation: | Kibbutz Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel haifa#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 32.44°N 35.0475°W |
Metzer (Hebrew: מֶצֶר, lit. Border) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the Green Line to the north of Baqa al-Gharbiyye, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The kibbutz was founded on 8 September 1953 by immigrants from Argentina. In November 2002, a Palestinian terrorist infiltrated the kibbutz and murdered 5 people including a mother and her two sons.[1] The perpetrator, Sirhan Sirhan, was killed a year later by the Yamam.