Merom Hagolan, the first Israeli settlement on the Golan Heights after the Six-Day War, is marking its 10th anniversary this month. It will also be the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Golan Heights settlements. There are now 26 settlements on Golan with a population of 3600. Their agricultural output has already reached IL 240 million this year. This month also marks the beginning of the settlement of the Kazarin Township, the urban center of the Golan Heights.
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