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Metzad ( ), also known as Asfar , is a Haredi communal settlement ( Yishuv ) and Israeli settlement in the Gush Etzion Regional Council .1The settlement was established in 1984 by immigrants from the United States , the United Kingdom , South Africa and France . The settlement was built on the site of a Nahal paramilitary outpost called Nahal Asfar which had been constructed in 1983. Metzad is the southernmost settlement in the Gush Etzion bloc, and is one of its three Haredi settlements, the others being Betar Illit and Ma'ale Amos . The settlement contains one Kollel : Metzudat David . The first structures on Metzad were erected by the Israel Defense Forces 's civil corps of engineers. They were handed over for civilian use at the time of the creation of Metzad in 1984. Initially, the road up to the Yishuv was unpaved, water was brought by truck, and electricity was sporadically provided by a generator. The next phase of development involved the placement of sixty caravans to serve as homes, offices, security compound, award-winning Preschool facilities, Clinic, Youth Center, Library, Weaving and Art Studios, and Computer Center. Construction of a new neighborhood of twenty-five permanent homes began in 1992. This included the building of a Family Health Center, an industrial building housing both the Weaving Studio and a Simcha Hall for special events and an outdoor basketball court. 1999 proved monumental for the community with the completion of the Synagogue seen in the picture [1] . This magnificent 2 story structure fulfills the law that the Synagogue be the highest structure in the city.2
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Place in Israel Metzad ( ), also Asfar , is an Israeli settlement organised as a communal settlement in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the West Bank .Established as by ultra-orthodox Jews in 1984, it is located south of Bethlehem in the eastern Judean Mountains , 14.5 km from the Green Line , outside the Separation Barrier .In 2012, Metzad had a population of 469.It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Council .The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2012 .
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Place in Israel Metzad ( ), also Asfar , is an Israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the West Bank . Established as by ultra-orthodox Jews in 1984, it is located south of Bethlehem in the eastern Judean Mountains , 14.5 km from the Green Line , outside the Separation Barrier . In 2024 its population was 1,513. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Council . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Place in Judea and Samaria Area Metzad ( ), also known as Asfar (אַסְפָר), is an Israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the West Bank . Established as by ultra-orthodox Jews in 1984, it is located south of Bethlehem in the eastern Judean Mountains , 14.5 km from the Green Line , outside the Separation Barrier . In January 2022 its population was 1110, up 35% from five years earlier. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Council . Israeli settlement in the West Bank "Regional Statistics" . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Place in Judea and Samaria Area Metzad ( Hebrew : מיצד ), also known as Asfar (אַסְפָר), is an Israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the West Bank . Established as by ultra-orthodox Jews in 1984, it is located south of Bethlehem in the eastern Judean Mountains , 14.5 km from the Green Line , outside the Separation Barrier . In January 2022 its population was 1110, up 35% from five years earlier. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Council . Israeli settlement in the West Bank "Regional Statistics" . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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haredi communal settlement
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israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the gush etzion settlement bloc in the west bank
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