Beit Horon
Beit Horon is a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Bordering Route 443 between Modi'in and Jerusalem, the biblical pass of Beit Horon, after which it is named, 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.
History
Beit Horon was established on 1 December 1977.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,
- 863 dunams were taken from Beit Ur al-Fauqa,
- 67 dunams were taken from At-Tira,
- 61 dunams were taken from Kharbatha al-Misbah.
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.