Katzir ( he, קָצִיר) is a
community settlement in northern Israel. Located south-west of
Umm al-Fahm and close to the
Green Line
Green Line may refer to:
Places Military and political
* Green Line (France), the German occupation line in France during World War II
* Green Line (Israel), the 1949 armistice line established between Israel and its neighbours
** City Line ( ...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Menashe Regional Council
The Menashe Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית מנשה, ''Mo'atza Azorit Menasheh'') is a regional council near the city of Hadera, on Israel's north-central coastal plain in the southern Haifa District. It is named after the tribe o ...
. In it had a population of .
History
The village was established in 1982 by
Hitahdut HaIkarim on land owned by the
Jewish Agency, and was initially a
community settlement. In 1993 it was merged with neighbouring
Harish to form
Katzir-Harish
Harish ( he, חָרִישׁ, cha-reesh, lit. "ploughed furrow") is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. Its jurisdiction is an area of 9,736 dunams. It is currently being expanded into a city projected to eventually have a population of 100,00 ...
local council. However, in 2012 the two were separated, with Harish remaining a local council and Katzir reverting to the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council.
References
External links
Official website
Community settlements
Menashe Regional Council
Populated places in Haifa District
Populated places established in 1982
1982 establishments in Israel
Hitahdut HaIkarim
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