In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “kibbutz in the northern golan heights region of israel”. Today it says “israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the western golan heights”.
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Merom Golan ( ) is a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights region of Israel (claimed by Syria ) which lies in the municipal territory of the Golan Regional Council .1It is considered to be an Israeli settlement . Kibbutz Golan (later changed to Merom Golan) was established with funds obtained from the Upper Galilee Regional Council by Rafi Ben-Yehuda of Kibbutz Neot Mordechai after explaining to the council that he was going to the Golan to “start collecting cattle, sheep horses and donkeys” The council approved a budget of 10,000 liras. Raanan Weitz proposed an increase of the budget to the Israeli Minister of Labour Yigal Allon who provided funds from the public works for the unemployed (40,000 liras). The settlement was established on the abandoned Military camp of Aleika.2
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Place in Northern, Israel Merom Golan ( ) is an Israeli settlement and a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights which lies in the municipal territory of the Golan Regional Council , at the foot of Mt.The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.Kibbutz Golan (later Merom Golan) was established with funds from the Upper Galilee Regional Council on the site of the abandoned military camp of Aleika.
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Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights Place in Northern, Israel Merom Golan ( ) is an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the Western Golan Heights .The kibbutz was established as a settlement after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. It is located at the bottom of the volcanic crater of Mount Bental .The settlement falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council .In 2024, it had a population of 818.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights Place in Northern Merom Golan ( ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Western Golan Heights .The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. It is located at the bottom of the volcanic crater of Mount Bental . The settlement falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council . In 2024, it had a population of 818. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights Place in Northern Merom Golan ( Hebrew : מְרוֹם גּוֹלָן ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Western Golan Heights . The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. It is located at the bottom of the volcanic crater of Mount Bental . The settlement falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council . In 2024, it had a population of 818. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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kibbutz in the northern golan heights region of israel
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israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the western golan heights
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