Mateh Binyamin Regional Council

Mateh Binyamin
  • מטה בנימין‎‎

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Region West Bank
District Judea and Samaria Area
Government
 • Type Regional council (from 1980)
 • Head of Municipality Avi Roa
Population (2014)
 • Total 57,000
Website Official website

Mateh Binyamin Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית מטה בנימין‎‎, Mo'atza Azorit Mateh Binyamin) is a regional council covering 42 Israeli settlements and outposts in the southern Samarian hills of the West Bank. The seat of the council is Psagot.[1] The council is named for the ancient Israelite tribe of Benjamin, whose territory roughly corresponds to that of the council. The region in which the Binyamin settlements are located is referred to as the Binyamin Region. The international community considers Israeli settlements to be illegal, and this applies to all communities under the administration of Mateh Binyamin.

In November 2007, Avi Roeh was elected head of the council. The previous head, Pinchas Wallerstein, stepped down after being in the position for 28 years.[2]

List of settlements

This regional council provides various municipal services for the 42 settlements within its territory:

The community settlement of Ofarim was joined with the adjacent local council of Beit Aryeh in 2003 and has ceased to exist as an independent entity. Tel Tzion is a semiautonomous neighbourhood of Kokhav Ya'akov, though it is set to ultimately become a separate locality, while Zeit Ra'anan is a semiautonomous neighbourhood of Talmon.

Settlements to be included on the Israeli side of the Israeli West Bank barrier include those in or near the Modi'in bloc (Hashmonaim, Matityahu, Na'ale, Nili), Mevo Horon in the Latrun area, Beit Horon and Giv'on HaHadasha northwest of Jerusalem, and Almon and Kfar Adumim in the Adummim area east of Jerusalem.

References

  1. ↑ "Psagot - Local Authority Details" (in Hebrew). Israeli Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  2. ↑ "Avi Roeh Chosen to Lead Binyamin Region". Israel National News. November 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-28.

Coordinates: 31°54′0.93″N 35°13′22.28″E / 31.9002583°N 35.2228556°E / 31.9002583; 35.2228556

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