Otzem

Otzem עֹצֶם, עוצם‎
Otzem
Coordinates: 31°38′9.04″N 34°42′10.72″E / 31.6358444°N 34.7029778°ECoordinates: 31°38′9.04″N 34°42′10.72″E / 31.6358444°N 34.7029778°E
District	Southern
Council	Lakhish
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1955
Founded by	Moroccan immigrants
Population (2015)[1]	521
Name meaning	Intensity

Otzem (Hebrew: עֹצֶם‎) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 521.

History

The moshav was founded in 1955 by Jewish immigrants from Morocco as part of the effort to settle the region on land that had belonged to the depopulated Arab village of Iraq Suwaydan. The name, which means "intensity", refers to the intensity of the battles that took place here between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian army during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

References

1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.