Beit Horon | |
Imgsize: | 250px |
Foundation: | 1977 |
District: | js |
Council: | Mateh Binyamin |
Affiliation: | Amana |
Pushpin Map: | Israel binyamin |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
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]
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]