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The opening as it read in 2010

Beitar Illit ( ; officially also spelled Betar Illit ; "Illit" is pronounced "ee-leet") is an Israeli settlement and city west of Gush Etzion in the Judean Mountains of the West Bank .¹ Located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Jerusalem , Beitar Illit was established in 1985 and initially settled by a small group of young families from the religious zionist yeshiva of Machon Meir , including that of Rabbi Reuven Hass (now of Beit El ). As Beitar Illit began to grow, an influx of Haredi Jewish families came to predominate while the original group moved on. The city has since expanded to three adjacent hills. Beitar Illit is a fast-growing settlement, with a higher birthrate than any other habitation in the West Bank or Israel. [1] At the end of 2007, it had a total population of 32,200. According to former mayor Yitzchak Pindrus , the population is expected to reach 100,000 by 2020 [2] , based on population growth and the building of new apartments to attract more Haredim from older Haredi cities such as Bnei Brak and parts of Jerusalem . Like other settlements within the Israeli-occupied territories Beitar Illit is widely considered as illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this. Beitar Illit was the first Haredi town to be established as such. The city's ideology is based on the desire to have an exclusively Haredi environment. It is named after the ancient Jewish city of Betar , whose ruins lie 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away. A Case Study of the Good Water Neighbours Project and In Depth Analysis of the Wadi Fukin / Tzur Hadassah Communities , EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East.² Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2008-06-30 .³

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Betar Illit (ביתר עילית; unofficially also spelled Beitar Illit ) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank . According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2003 the city had a total population of 22,900, predominantly Haredi .

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Israel municipality Hachnasat Sefer Torah to the Boston synagogue in Beitar Illit. Beitar Illit ( ; officially Betar Illit ; "Illit" is pronounced "ee-leet") is an Israeli settlement and city in Gush Etzion , 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Jerusalem , in the Judaean Mountains of the West Bank . Beitar Illit is one of Israel 's largest and most rapidly growing settlements. As of July 2013 it had a population of approximately 45,710. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.

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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Israel municipality Hachnasat Sefer Torah to the Boston synagogue in Beitar Illit. Beitar Illit ( ; officially Betar Illit ; "Illit" is pronounced "ee-leet"; ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc , 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Jerusalem , in the Judaean Mountains of the West Bank . Beitar Illit is one of Israel 's largest and most rapidly growing settlements, and in 2024 had a population of 71,697. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government and United States governments dispute this.

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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in West Bank Hachnasat Sefer Torah to the Boston synagogue in Beitar Illit. Beitar Illit ( ; officially Betar Illit ; "Illit" is pronounced "ee-leet"; ) is a Haredi Jewish - Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc , 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank . Beitar Illit is one of Israel 's largest and most rapidly growing settlements, and in 2024 had a population of 71,697. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in West Bank Hachnasat Sefer Torah to the Boston synagogue in Beitar Illit. Beitar Illit ( Hebrew : בֵּיתָר עִלִּית ; officially Betar Illit ; Arabic : بيتار عيليت ) is a Haredi Jewish - Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc , ten kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank . Beitar Illit is one of Israel 's largest and most rapidly growing settlements, and in 2024 had a population of 71,697. Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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