Mevo Beitar

Mevo Beitar (Hebrew: מְבוֹא בֵּיתָר, lit. Beitar Gateway) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located ten kilometres south-west of Jerusalem in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 1,013.[1]

Mevo Beitar
מְבוֹא בֵּיתָר
مبو بيتار
Etymology: Beitar Gateway
Mevo Beitar is located in Jerusalem
Mevo Beitar
Mevo Beitar
Mevo Beitar is located in Israel
Mevo Beitar
Mevo Beitar
Coordinates: 31°43′21″N 35°6′24″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationMishkei Herut Beitar
Founded24 April 1950
Founded byBeitar members
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,013

History

The village was established near the Betar fortress on 24 April 1950 by native Israelis and immigrants from Argentina who were members of the Beitar movement, including Matityahu Drobles, later a member of the Knesset.[2] It was founded on the land of the depopulated Arab village of al-Qabu.[3] Located around a kilometre from the Green Line, it was a border settlement until the Six-Day War.

References

  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. About Mevo Beitar
  3. Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 308, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
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