Psagot

For the Israeli investment firm, see Psagot Investment House.

Psagot
Psagot is located in the Central West Bank
Psagot
Psagot
Coordinates: 31°53′57″N 35°13′26″E / 31.89917°N 35.22389°E / 31.89917; 35.22389
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAmana
Founded1981
Founded byBeit VeGan residents
Population
 (2022)[1]
2,086

Psagot (Hebrew: פְּסָגוֹת, lit. 'Peaks') is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, located on Tawil hill, adjacent to the Palestinian cities of Ramallah and al-Bireh. Established in 1981, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Binyamin Regional Council, with the council's headquarters located there.[2] In 2022 it had a population of 2,086.

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

The Israeli Psagot Winery was established in the settlement on privately owned Palestinian land; a demolition order (COGAT Order 252/03)[4] was issued by the Israeli authorities against the winery as, even under Israeli law, the Israeli building over privately-owned land was illegal. As of 2019, the order had yet to be enforced.[5]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel. Miskal – Yedioth Ahronoth Books. p. 795. ISBN 965-448-413-7.
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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