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Bat Ayin ( ), lit.'daughter of the eye' (apple of the eye, i.e. pupil) is an Israeli settlement in Gush Etzion in the West Bank , between Jerusalem and Hebron . It is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council and contains roughly 200 families of settlers. consisting mainly of 'Ba'alei T'shuva' Jews with Hasidic tendencies. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.1
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The opening as it stood in 2005
Bat Ayin is an Israeli settlement in Gush Etzion of primarily Chassidic Jews that combines spiritual religious life with organic agriculture. Bat Ayin was established in 1989 and its population as of 2005 has topped 1000. Bat Ayin is home to the Bat Ayin Yeshiva , an institution of advanced Jewish learning for men, and Berot Bat Ayin, a women's learning program are located in Bat Ayin. The community drew some media attention because of the so-called "Bat Ayin Gang" - three individuals who were convicted of plotting to detonate a bomb outside an Arab Girls school in Jerusalem in retaliation for Palestinian attacks against Jews. v t e
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Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Bat Ayin ( ) is a village and an Israeli settlement and in Gush Etzion , on the edge of the Judean hills in the West Bank .
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Bat Ayin ( , lit., "daughter of the eye" or "apple of the eye", i. e., pupil) is an Israeli settlement in Gush Etzion in the West Bank , between Jerusalem and Hebron . It is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council , and contains roughly 200 families of settlers, consisting mainly of " Ba'alei T'shuva " (back to the faith) Jews with Hasidic tendencies.The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli and US governments dispute this.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria Area Bat Ayin ( , lit., "daughter of the eye" or "apple of the eye", i. e., pupil, ) is an Israeli settlement in Gush Etzion in the West Bank , between Jerusalem and Hebron , founded in 1989 by Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburg , in lands that Israel confiscated from the neighbouring Palestinian villages of Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah and Jab'a .It is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council , with a population of less than 1,000, consisting mainly of " Ba'alei T'shuva " (back to the faith) Jews with Hasidic tendencies. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria Area Bat Ayin ( Hebrew : בַּת עַיִן , lit., "daughter of the eye" or "apple of the eye", i. e., pupil, Arabic : بات عاين ) is an Israeli settlement in Gush Etzion in the West Bank , between Jerusalem and Hebron , founded in 1989 by Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburg , in lands that Israel confiscated from the neighbouring Palestinian villages of Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah and Jab'a . It is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council , with a population of less than 1,000, consisting mainly of " Ba'alei T'shuva " (back to the faith) Jews with Hasidic tendencies . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but Israel disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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israeli settlement in gush etzion of primarily chassidic jews that combines spiritual religious life with organ
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village and an israeli settlement and in gush etzion
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