Eliad, Golan Heights
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Eliad is an Israeli settlement
and a moshav
, located in the southern Golan Heights. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council
and in 2006 had a population of 264. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law
, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Israel captured the area from Syria in June 1967 in the Six-Day War
. In 1968 as a Nahal settlement
was founded, and became a moshav two years later. It was originally called El Al , "skyward", the same as Israel's national airline El Al
(as an alteration of the name of the Arab village of Al ‘Al
= "the high place"), and later renamed Eli Al , before assuming its current name. Eliad is home to the Château Golan
winery.
Israeli settlement
An Israeli settlement is a Jewish civilian community built on land that was captured by Israel from Jordan, Egypt, and Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War and is considered occupied territory by the international community. Such settlements currently exist in the West Bank...
and a moshav
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
, located in the southern Golan Heights. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council
Golan Regional Council
The Golan Regional Council is the regional council consolidating almost all Israeli settlements located on the Golan Heights. It is made up of 19 moshavim and 10 kibbutzim, and other villages...
and in 2006 had a population of 264. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law
International law and Israeli settlements
The international community considers the establishment of Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories illegal under international law, but Israel maintains that they are consistent with international law because it does not agree that the Fourth Geneva Convention applies to the...
, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Israel captured the area from Syria in June 1967 in the Six-Day War
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...
. In 1968 as a Nahal settlement
Nahal settlement
Nahal settlements were settlements established by Nahal soldiers in Israel and Israeli-occupied territories. Supporting Jewish settlement growth and expansion throughout Israel was once the main focus of the Nahal military brigade. The goal for every Nahal settlement was to become a civilian...
was founded, and became a moshav two years later. It was originally called El Al , "skyward", the same as Israel's national airline El Al
El Al
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd , trading as El Al , is the flag carrier of Israel. It operates scheduled domestic and international services and cargo flights to Europe, North America, Africa and the Far East from its main base in Ben Gurion International Airport...
(as an alteration of the name of the Arab village of Al ‘Al
Al ‘Al
Al ‘Al , is a former Syrian village in the southern Golan heights, on the southern tributary of Wadi es-Samekh. Israel occupied the area during the Six-Day War...
= "the high place"), and later renamed Eli Al , before assuming its current name. Eliad is home to the Château Golan
Château Golan
Château Golan is an Israeli winery established in 1999, in the southern Golan Heights, near the point where the Yarmuk River and wadi Ruqqad meet.The winemaker is Uri Hertz...
winery.