Ateret

This article is about the Israeli settlement in the West Bank. For the Crusader ruin at Jacob's Ford/Daughters of Jacob Bridge also known as Chastellet, see Battle of Jacob's Ford.
Ateret
עֲטֶרֶת‎
Etymology: Crown
Ateret is located in the Central West Bank
Ateret
Ateret
Coordinates: 31°59′59″N 35°10′37″E / 31.99972°N 35.17694°E / 31.99972; 35.17694
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
FoundedAugust 1981
Founded byResidents of Petah Tikva
Population
 (2022)[1]
891

Ateret (Hebrew: עֲטֶרֶת, lit. Crown) is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank. Located in the municipal jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, it is located on a hilltop, at an elevation of 760 metres, occupying land confiscated by Israel from three nearby Palestinian villages: Ajjul,[2] 'Atara,[3] and Umm Safa.[4] In 2022 it had a population of 891.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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  5. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  6. ^ McCarthy, Rory. Palestine calls for release of intifada leader in prisoner swap with Israel The Guardian, 29 November 2009
  7. ^ Valk, Guus. Under construction: utopian city for Palestinian yuppies Archived 2010-04-06 at the Wayback Machine NRC Handelsblad. 2 April 2010