Sha'ar Binyamin Industrial Zone

Sha'ar Binyamin
אזור תעשייה שער בנימין
Etymology: Gate of Benjamin
Sha'ar Binyamin is located in Jerusalem
Sha'ar Binyamin
Sha'ar Binyamin
Coordinates: 31°52′03.00″N 35°15′45.00″E / 31.8675000°N 35.2625000°E / 31.8675000; 35.2625000
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
Founded1998
Founded byMateh Binyamin
"Industrial Zones Authority"
Area
606 dunams (60.6 ha or 150 acres)

Sha'ar Binyamin (Hebrew: שער בנימין) is an Israeli light industrial park in the occupied West Bank, built in 1998 over land expropriated from the Palestinian villages of Jaba'[1] and Mukhmas.[2] It is located the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, Israeli-occupied West Bank, located 2km north of Geva Binyamin on Route 60 and about 5 minutes drive from Pisgat Ze'ev in Jerusalem. The park covers an area of 606 dunams (150 acres).

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]

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  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.