Mateh Binyamin Regional Council
Mateh Binyamin
מטה בנימין | |
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Regional council (from 1980) | |
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| Region | West Bank |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Israel Gantz |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 86,785 |
| Website | Official website |
Mateh Binyamin Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית מטה בנימין, Mo'atza Azorit Mateh Binyamin, Lit. Council for the Region of the Tribe of Benjamin) is a regional council governing 46 Israeli settlements and outposts in the West Bank. The council's jurisdiction is from the Jordan valley in the east to the Samarian foothills in the west, and from the Shiloh river in the north to the Jerusalem Mountains in the south.
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, but the state of Israel disputes this, 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] In October 2018, Israel Gantz was elected head of the council.
List of settlements[edit]
 | This section relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2024) |
This regional council provides various municipal services for the 46 settlements within its territory:
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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. Amona was dismantled by government order in 2016 and a new site was authorized in the Shiloh Bloc. Ginot Aryeh was established in 2001 but evacuated in 2004.
References[edit]
- ^ "Psagot - Local Authority Details" (in Hebrew). Israeli Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Avi Roeh Chosen to Lead Binyamin Region". Israel National News. November 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
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