Beit Horon

Beit Horon (Hebrew: בית חורון) 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, 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.

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.

Beit Horon is a joint Secular and Orthodox community. 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.