Mevo Beitar
| Mevo Beitar מְבוֹא בֵּיתָר | |
|---|---|
  Mevo Beitar | |
| Coordinates: 31°43′20.64″N 35°6′24.11″E / 31.7224000°N 35.1066972°ECoordinates: 31°43′20.64″N 35°6′24.11″E / 31.7224000°N 35.1066972°E | |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Region | Jerusalem corridor |
| Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
| Founded | 24 April 1950 |
| Founded by | Beitar members |
| Population (2007) | 327 |
| Name meaning | Beitar Gateway |
Mevo Beitar (Hebrew: מְבוֹא בֵּיתָר, lit. Beitar Gateway) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located ten kilometres south-west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 327.
The village was established 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. Located around a kilometre from the Green Line, it was a border settlement until the Six-Day War.
The settlement was founded on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Qabu.[1]
References
- ↑ Khalidi, 1992, p.308
Bibliography
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5