Beit Yatir
Beit Yatir / Metzadot Yehuda
בית יתיר / מְצָדוֹת יְהוּדָה | |
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  Beit Yatir / Metzadot Yehuda | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′00″N 35°06′42″E / 31.36667°N 35.11167°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Har Hevron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 696 |
Beit Yatir (Hebrew: בית יתיר), officially Metzadot Yehuda (Hebrew: מְצָדוֹת יְהוּדָה), is an Israeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank, organized as a religious-Zionist Orthodox moshav. Located on a hill, 900 metres above sea level, near the Green Line, south of Susiya, and close to the Palestinian village of as-Seefer,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 696.[1]
The ruins of the ancient town of Eshtemoa are nearby.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
History[edit]
Beit Yatir was established in 1979 by students from the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva. In 1983, the moshav was moved southwest from its original location south of the town of as-Samu to its current location in the Yatir Forest. A visual landmark of the moshav is a high wind turbine.
The social make-up of the moshav residents varies between sabras to immigrants from various countries, including France, Russian, Brazil, and English-speaking countries. The moshav does not require residents to become members of the cooperative.
Education[edit]
A Religious Pre-Army Mechina, with several dozen students enrolled, is headed by Rabbi Moshe Hagar.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Weibel, Catherine Seam Zone keeps Palestinian children in limbo, disrupting education Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine UNICEF 21 May 2012]
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
External links[edit]
- Beit Yatir Amana
- Mechina website
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