Metzer מֶצֶר |
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Kibbutz dining room
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Coordinates: 32°26′24.4″N 35°02′51.5″E / 32.440111°N 35.047639°ECoordinates: 32°26′24.4″N 35°02′51.5″E / 32.440111°N 35.047639°E | |
District | Haifa |
Council | Menashe |
Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
Founded | 8 September 1953 |
Founded by | Argentine immigrants |
Population (2015) | 394 |
Name meaning | Border |
Website | www.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 2015 it had a population of 394.
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. The perpetrator, Sirhan Sirhan, was killed a year later by the Yamam.