Kokhav Ya'akov

Kokhav Ya'akov
כּוֹכַב יַעֲקֹב
Houses in Kokhav Ya'akov
Houses in Kokhav Ya'akov
Etymology: Star of Jacob
Kokhav Ya'akov is located in the Central West Bank
Kokhav Ya'akov
Kokhav Ya'akov
Coordinates: 31°52′49″N 35°14′45″E / 31.88028°N 35.24583°E / 31.88028; 35.24583
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAmana
Founded1985
Population
 (2022)
9,794[1]
Websitewww.kochav-yaakov.org.il
Sign at the entrance to Kokhav Ya'akov

Kokhav Ya'akov (Hebrew: כּוֹכַב יַעֲקֹב, lit.'Star of Jacob') is a religious Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank. Located near the Palestinian town of al-Bireh, it is administered by Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 9,794. The settlement is north of Jerusalem and close to the Palestinian city of Ramallah.[2]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "9-year-old girl shot after terrorist infiltration alert in West Bank settlement". i24. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. December 10, 2009. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  4. ^ Amy Teibel (14 March 2012). "Israel asks court delay uprooting settler outpost". The Seattle Times. Associated Press.
  5. ^ Juliane von Mittelstaedt (17 August 2009). "Creeping Construction Boom: Jewish Settlements Threaten Viability of Palestinian State". Der Spiegel.