Beit Horon

Beit Horon
Beit Horon
	Beit Horon
	Coordinates: 31°52′36″N 35°7′43″E / 31.87667°N 35.12861°E
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Mateh Binyamin
Region	West Bank
Affiliation	Amana
Founded	1977
Population (2022)	1,442

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,^[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,442.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[3]

History

Beit Horon was established on 1 December 1977.^[4]

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

1036 dunams were taken from Beitunia, for Beit Horon and Giv'at Ze'ev,^[5]
863 dunams were taken from Beit Ur al-Fauqa,^[6]
67 dunams were taken from At-Tira,^[7]
61 dunams were taken from Kharbatha al-Misbah.^[8]

Beit Horon is a joint Secular and Orthodox community.^[9] 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.^[10]

References

^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.112, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.10, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
^ "Israelis, Palestinians Share Fears As Talks Likely Delayed". Orlando Sentinel. July 23, 1995. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
^ Beituniya Town Profile, ARIJ, pp. 17-18
^ Beit ‘Ur al Fauqa Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
^ At Tira Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
^ Kharbatha al Misbah Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
^ “BEIT HORON.” תנועת ההתיישבות אמנה, בית חורון, http://www.amana.co.il/?CategoryID=100&ArticleID=169.
^ Beit Horon Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Amana