Mevo Beitar מְבוֹא בֵּיתָר |
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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 |
Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
Founded | 24 April 1950 |
Founded by | Beitar members |
Population (2016) | 899 |
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 in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2016 it had a population of 899.
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. It was founded on the land of the depopulated Arab village of al-Qabu. Located around a kilometre from the Green Line, it was a border settlement until the Six-Day War.