Otzem

Otzem

עֹצֶם, עוצם‎
عوتسيم
Otzem עֹצֶם, עוצם‎; عوتسيم
	Otzem
	Coordinates: 31°38′9″N 34°42′11″E / 31.63583°N 34.70306°ECoordinates: 31°38′9″N 34°42′11″E / 31.63583°N 34.70306°E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Lakhish
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1955
Founded by	Moroccan immigrants
Population (2019)	653
Name meaning	Intensity

Otzem (Hebrew: עֹצֶם‎) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 653.^[1]

History[]

The moshav was founded in 1955 by Jewish immigrants from Morocco as part of the effort to settle the region on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Iraq Suwaydan.^[2] The name, which means "intensity", refers to the intensity of the battles that took place here between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian army during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 109. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.

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[Israelpopulations-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[2] Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 109. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.

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hide v t Lakhish Regional Council
Moshavim	Ahuzam Amatzia Lakhish Menuha Nehora Noga Nir Hen Otzem Sde David Sde Moshe Shahar Shekef Tlamim Yad Natan Zohar
Community settlement	Bnei Dekalim Eliav Karmei Katif Neta