Kokhav Ya'akov


Kokhav Ya'akov is a religious Israeli settlement organized as a community [settlement (Israel)|community settlement] in the West Bank. Located near the Palestinian town of al-Bireh, it is administered by Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In it had a population of. The settlement is north of Jerusalem and close to the Palestinian city of Ramallah.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
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History

According to ARIJ Israel confiscated land from two Palestinian villages in order to construct Kokhav Ya'akov:
The settlement was established in 1985 by the Amana settlement movement, and was initially named Abir Ya'akov after rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira. In 1988, its name was changed to Kokhav Ya'akov.
In 2013, Uri Ariel, then serving as Minister of Construction, visited Kochav Ya’akov, where he expressed support for additional home-building. Ariel indicated that he believed there was potential to construction 1,000 more homes in Kochav Ya’akov.
In 2023 the Tel Zion neighbourhood was recognised as an independent settlement.

Notable residents