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Metzer
Kibbutz dining room
Kibbutz dining room
Etymology: Border
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa
CouncilMenashe
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded8 September 1953
Founded byArgentine immigrants
Population
 (2022)[1]
396
Websitewww.metzer.org.il

Metzer (Template:Lang-he-n, 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 2022 it had a population of 396.

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. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Leader of Metzer plot arrested - Haaretz Daily Newspaper". www.haaretz.com. Retrieved 2011-04-15.