Golan_Regional_Council

Golan Regional Council

Golan Regional Council

Regional council

Golan Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית גולן, Arabic: مجلس الجولان الإقليمي) is a regional council that supervises regional services to Israeli settlements located on the Golan Heights. It is made up of 18 moshavim, 10 kibbutzim, and 4 community settlements. The council headquarters is in the town of Katzrin. The current Head of Council is Haim Rokach.[1]

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The Golan Heights were captured by Israel from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967 and Israeli law was imposed there in 1981. They are internationally recognized as Syrian territory occupied by Israel. The settlements in the Golan are considered to be illegal under international law.

Heads of council

  • Moshe Gorlik (1978–79)
  • Eytan Lis (1979–88)
  • Yehuda Vulman (1988–2001)
  • Eli Malka (2001–2018)
  • Haim Rokach (2018–)

Shimon Sheves was deputy council head in the early years of the council's existence.

Settlements

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References

  1. [1]
    "מועצה אזורית גולן". www.golan.org.il (in Hebrew).

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