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Ma'ale Mikhmas ( ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a communal settlement in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank .1Located a few miles northeast of Jerusalem , it is under the municipal responsibility of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council .2In 2006, the population was 1,000. Ma'ale Mikhmas was founded in 1981 along the Allon Road by a group of families from Ma'ale Adummim . It is named after the Biblical Mikhmas (Isaiah 10:28; Esra 2:27).3 The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. The population of Ma'ale Mikhmas is evenly divided between native-born Israelis and immigrants from English-speaking countries, South America, France and Ethiopia. It defines itself as a religious communal settlement.4
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Ma'ale Mikhmas trilingual road sign Ma'ale Mikhmas ( ) is an Israeli settlement and a village in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank and under the municipal responsibility of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council . The settlement was founded in 1981 along the Allon Road by a few families from Ma'ale Adummim . It is home to Kadima Knesset member Otniel Schneller . v t e
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Ma'ale Mikhmas ( ) is an Israeli settlement in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank .Located a few miles northeast of Jerusalem , it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council and according to Palestinians the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate .In 2024 it had a population of 2,259. 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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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli settlement in the West Bank Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria Area Ma'ale Mikhmas ( ) is an Israeli settlement in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank . Located a few miles northeast of Jerusalem , it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council and according to Palestinians the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate . In 2024 it had a population of 2,259. 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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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli settlement in the West Bank Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria Area Ma'ale Mikhmas ( Hebrew : מַעֲלֵה מִכְמָשׂ ) is an Israeli settlement in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank . Located a few miles northeast of Jerusalem , it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council and according to Palestinians the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate . In 2024 it had a population of 2,259. 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 and a village in the binyamin region of the northern west bank and under the municipal respo
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israeli settlement in the binyamin region of the northern west bank
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