Beit Horon Explained

Beit Horon
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Foundation:1977
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Council:Mateh Binyamin
Affiliation:Amana
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Coordinates:31.8767°N 35.1286°W

Beit Horon (Hebrew: בֵּית חוֹרוֹן) is a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Bordering Route 443 between Modi'in and Jerusalem, the biblical pass of Beit Horon (Joshua 10:10), after which it is named,[1] it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In it had a population of .

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

History

Beit Horon was established on 1 December 1977.[3]

According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from several surrounding Palestinian villages in order to construct Beit Horon:

Beit Horon is a joint Secular and Orthodox community.[8] A religious elementary school located in Beit Horon serves local children as well as those from surrounding villages. There are also three nurseries and kindergarten, two synagogues, a kollel, a mikvah for women and men, and a library.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.112, (English)
    Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.10, (Hebrew)
  2. Web site: The Geneva Convention . . 10 December 2009 . 27 November 2010 .
  3. News: Israelis, Palestinians Share Fears As Talks Likely Delayed. Orlando Sentinel. July 23, 1995. August 22, 2012.
  4. http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Beituniya_tp_en.pdf Beituniya Town Profile
  5. http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Beit_'Ur_al_Fauqa_vp_en.pdf Beit ‘Ur al Fauqa Village Profile
  6. http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/At_Tira_vp_en.pdf At Tira Village Profile
  7. http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Kharbatha_al_Misbah_vp_en.pdf Kharbatha al Misbah Village Profile
  8. “BEIT HORON.” תנועת ההתיישבות אמנה, בית חורון, http://www.amana.co.il/?CategoryID=100&ArticleID=169.
  9. http://www.amana.co.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=169&CategoryID=100 Beit Horon