Metzar

Metzar
Hebrew	מֵיצָר
Founded	1981
Council	Golan Regional Council
Region	Golan Heights
District	North
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Coordinates	32°46′05″N 35°44′13″E / 32.76806°N 35.73694°E / 32.76806; 35.73694Coordinates: 32°46′05″N 35°44′13″E / 32.76806°N 35.73694°E / 32.76806; 35.73694
Population	56 (2006)
Metzar

Metzar (Hebrew: מֵיצָר‎‎) is an Israeli settlement, kibbutz, in the southern Golan Heights which lies in the municipal territory of the Golan Regional Council. Metzar was the 29th settlement on the Golan Heights.^[1] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[2]

See also

• Israeli-occupied territories
• Israeli settlement

References

1. ^ 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. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm.