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Bet El is a religious Orthodox Israeli Settlement and Local Council in the Binyamin region of the Northern West Bank ( Samaria ). It is located in the hills north of Jerusalem just to the east of the Arab town of Ramallah . A hilltop, ( Pisgat Ya'acov ), has an observatory with a commanding view of the surrounding hills. It has a higher elevation than Jerusalem and has cool nights in the summer. Occasionally, it snows in the winter. Location Civilians first arrived to the Bet El area in 1977 ten years after Israel took control of the West Bank ( Judea and Samaria ) in the 1967 Six Day War . Several families moved to an Israeli Army base and later split up to settle on nearby hilltops. In September 1997 , the two separate settlements were reunited and the new Municipality was given the status of local council. About 900 families now reside in the town. Bet El is the site of the Beit El Yeshiva . The Yeshiva owns and operates Arutz Sheva Israel National Radio which operates out of studios in Bet El and Petah Tikva . Bet El also has a Tefillin factory. In Biblical times, Bethel was the site where Jacob slept and dreamt of the angels coming up and down a ladder. Bethel has been identified with the ruins surrounding the Palestinian village of Beitin , and with the hilltop site of Pisgat Ya'acov by a pro-settlement website. EXTERNAL LINKS FOOTNOTES |
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