Ateret (West Bank)

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Ateret (Hebrew: עטרת, lit. 'Crown') is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank. Located in the municipal jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, it is located on a hilltop, at an elevation of 760 metres, occupying land confiscated by Israel from three nearby Palestinian villages: Ajjul, 'Atara, and Umm Safa. In 2022 it had a population of 891. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.