Metzer

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Metzer
מֶצֶר‎
Kibbutz dining room
Kibbutz dining room
Etymology: Border
Metzer is located in Haifa region of Israel
Metzer
Metzer
Coordinates: 32°26′24.4″N 35°02′51.5″E / 32.440111°N 35.047639°E / 32.440111; 35.047639Coordinates: 32°26′24.4″N 35°02′51.5″E / 32.440111°N 35.047639°E / 32.440111; 35.047639
Country Israel
DistrictHaifa
CouncilMenashe
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded8 September 1953
Founded byArgentine Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
384
Websitewww.metzer.org.il

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 2019 it had a population of 384.[1]

History[]

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.[2] The perpetrator, Sirhan Sirhan, was killed a year later by the Yamam.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Harel, Amos (15 November 2002). "Leader of Metzer Plot Arrested". Haaretz. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

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