Yonatan (Israeli settlement)


Yonatan is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the central Golan Heights. Initially a moshav shitufi, it underwent a privatization process to become a community settlement. The settlement is affiliated with the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement, and is under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In it had a population of.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Etymology

The settlement is named after Yonatan Rosenman, who was killed while operating a tank during the Yom Kippur War.