Mateh Binyamin Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Mateh Binyamin,'' Lit. Council for the Region of the
Tribe of Benjamin
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) is a
regional council governing 47
Israeli settlement
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s 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 creek
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* Shiloh (biblical city), an ancient city in Samaria
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in the north to the Jerusalem Mountains in the south.
The
seat
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Types of seat
The ...
of the council is
Psagot. The council is named for the
ancient Israelite tribe of Benjamin
According to the Torah, the Tribe of Benjamin () was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The tribe was descended from Benjamin, the youngest son of the Patriarchs (Bible), patriarch Jacob (later given the name Israel) and his wife Rachel. In the ...
, 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
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Usage
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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.
List of settlements
This regional council provides various municipal services for the 47 settlements within its territory:
The
community settlement
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of
Ofarim was joined with the adjacent
local council of
Beit Aryeh in 2003 and has ceased to exist as an independent entity. Tel Zion was a semiautonomous neighbourhood of
Kokhav Ya'akov, ultimately becoming a separate locality in 2023, 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.
Heads of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council
References
External links
Council website
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Israeli regional councils in the West Bank