Mevo Beitar Explained

Mevo Beitar
Arname:مبو بيتار
Meaning:Beitar Gateway
Founded:24 April 1950
Founded By:Beitar members
District:jerusalem
Council:Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation:Mishkei Herut Beitar
Pushpin Map:Israel jerusalem#Israel
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Coordinates:31.7225°N 35.1067°W

Mevo Beitar (Hebrew: מְבוֹא בֵּיתָר, lit. Beitar Gateway) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located ten kilometres south-west of Jerusalem in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established near the Betar fortress on 24 April 1950 by native Israelis and immigrants from Argentina who were members of the Beitar movement, including Matityahu Drobles, later a member of the Knesset.[1] It was founded on the land of the depopulated Arab village of al-Qabu. Located around a kilometre from the Green Line, it was a border settlement until the Six-Day War.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mevobeitar.co.il/index.php/en/about/about-mevo-beitar About Mevo Beitar