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{{short description|Israeli settlement in the West Bank}}
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{{Infobox Israel village
| name = Kokhav Ya'akov
| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|כּוֹכַב יַעֲקֹב}}
| meaning = Star of Jacob
| founded = 1985
| founded_by =
| image = Kochav Yaakov2460.JPG
| imgsize = 300px
| caption = Houses in Kokhav Ya'akov
| country =
| district = js
| council = [[Mateh Binyamin Regional Council|Mateh Binyamin]]
| affiliation = [[Amana (organization)|Amana]]
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Kokhav Ya'aqov}}{{Israel populations|reference}}
| population_footnotes=
| pushpin_map=Israel binyamin |pushpin_mapsize=250
| coordinates = {{coord|31|52|49|N|35|14|45|E|display=inline,title}}
| website = [http://www.kochav-yaakov.org.il/ www.kochav-yaakov.org.il]
}}[[File:Kokhav Ya'akov sign.jpg|thumb|right|Sign at the entrance to Kokhav Ya'akov]]
'''Kokhav Ya'akov''' ({{langx|he|כּוֹכַב יַעֲקֹב||Star of Jacob}}) is a religious [[Israeli settlement]] organized as a [[community settlement (Israel)|community settlement]] in the [[West Bank]]. Located near the [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] town of [[al-Bireh]], it is administered by [[Mateh Binyamin Regional Council]]. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Kokhav Ya'aqov}}. The settlement is north of [[Jerusalem]] and close to the Palestinian city of [[Ramallah]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-26 |title=9-year-old girl shot after terrorist infiltration alert in West Bank settlement |url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/500-page |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=i24}}</ref>
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank [[International law and Israeli settlements|illegal under international law]], but the Israeli government disputes this.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=December 10, 2009 |access-date=November 27, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=ap20120314>{{cite news|title=Israel asks court delay uprooting settler outpost|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2017745865_apmlisraeloutpost.html|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=14 March 2012|author=Amy Teibel|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name=ds20090817>{{cite news|title=Creeping Construction Boom: Jewish Settlements Threaten Viability of Palestinian State|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/creeping-construction-boom-jewish-settlements-threaten-viability-of-palestinian-state-a-643253-2.html|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=17 August 2009|author=Juliane von Mittelstaedt}}</ref>
==History==
According to [[ARIJ]] Israel confiscated land from two [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] villages in order to construct Kokhav Ya'akov:
* 2,037 [[dunam]]s from [[Kafr 'Aqab]]<ref name="ARIJp15">[http://vprofile.arij.org/jerusalem/pdfs/vprofile/Kafr%20'Aqab_EN.pdf Kafr 'Aqab village profile], ARIJ, p. 15</ref>
* 284 dunams from [[Burqa, Ramallah|Burqa]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171019000836/http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Burqa_vp_en.pdf Burqa Village profile], ARIJ, p. 4</ref><ref>[http://poica.org/2019/08/israeli-settlers-sabotaged-40-olive-trees-in-burqa-village-ramallah/ Israeli settlers sabotaged 40 olive trees in Burqa village /Ramallah], POICA</ref>
The settlement was established in 1985 by the [[Amana (organization)|Amana]] settlement movement, and was initially named '''Abir Ya'akov''' after rabbi [[Yaakov Abuhatzeira]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Kochav Ya'akov | website=Peace Now | date=2016-01-14 | url=https://peacenow.org.il/en/settlements/settlement55-en | access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> In 1988, its name was changed to '''Kokhav Ya'akov'''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}
In 2013, [[Uri Ariel]], then serving as [[Ministry of Construction (Israel)|Minister of Construction]], visited Kochav Ya’akov, where he expressed support for additional home-building. Ariel indicated that he believed there was potential to construction 1,000 more homes in Kochav Ya’akov.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lazaroff |first=Tovah |date=2013-08-13 |title=Ariel visits Kochav Ya’akov settlement, pledges more building |url=https://www.jpost.com/diplomacy-and-politics/ariel-visits-kochav-yaakov-settlement-pledges-more-building-322935 |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Tel Zion neighborhood ==
The [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] neighborhood of Tel Zion, established in 1990, is part of the village. Its community boasts of over 800 families, including a large growing Litvish segment. The Yishuv is headed by the warm Rabbi Avraham Goldberg.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tamar |last=Rotem |title=The price is right |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=344380&contrassID=2&subContrassID=14&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y |work=[[Haaretz]] |access-date=September 13, 2008}}</ref> In 2017 ''[[the Times of Israel]]'' reported that Kokhav Ya'akov has around Haredi 5,500 residents.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magid |first=Jacob |date=2017-07-18 |title=Black is the new orange: 30% of settlers are now Haredim |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/black-is-the-new-orange-30-of-settlers-are-now-haredim/ |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=The Times of Israel |language=en-US}}</ref>
A recent{{when|date=August 2018}} housing project was launched to attract new members, and over 100 apartments have been occupied. Two new Kollelim have been established under the directive of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. Rabbi Noe is the leader of the younger members, together with full support of Rabbi Goldberg.{{clarify|date=August 2018}}
==Yemen Gallery==
In March 2013 a heritage and tourism site promoting the legacy of [[Yemenite Jews|Yemenite Jewry]] opened in Kokhav Ya'akov. Founded by Shoham Simchi, the Yemen Gallery ({{Langx|he|החצר התימנית}}) houses an art gallery and a workshop that recreates the life of Yemen's Jews. The building itself is designed in the spirit of traditional Yemenite architecture.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moshe|first=Benny|script-title=he:מיזם חדש בבנימין: החצר התימנית|trans-title=New initiative in Binyamin: The Yemen Gallery|url=http://www.inn.co.il/News/News.aspx/252460|access-date=23 March 2013|newspaper=[[Arutz Sheva]]|date=5 March 2013|language=he}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Moshe|first=Benny|script-title=he:בבנימין נחנך מיזם המורשת 'החצר התימנית'|trans-title=New heritage initiative launched in Binyamin: The Yemen Gallery|url=http://www.inn.co.il/News/News.aspx/253144|access-date=23 March 2013|newspaper=Arutz Sheva|date=18 March 2013|language=he}}</ref>
==Notable residents==
* [[Bat-El Gatterer]] (born 1988), Israeli [[taekwondo]] Olympian and European champion<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2479997/Beijing-Taekwondo-Israels-Bat-El-Gatterer-hits-the-fast-track.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531011619/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2479997/Beijing-Taekwondo-Israels-Bat-El-Gatterer-hits-the-fast-track.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 31, 2010 |title=Beijing Taekwondo: Israel's Bat-El Gatterer hits the fast track |work=The Telegraph |date=July 31, 2008 |access-date=November 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.israel-infos.net/nlp.php?nl=126 |title=Taekwondo et Cacheroute |publisher=Israel Infos |date=August 15, 2008 |language=fr |access-date=November 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="haaretz3">{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/little-bat-el-aims-for-taekwondo-gold-1.251140 |title=Little Bat-El aims for taekwondo gold |work=Haaretz |date=April 2, 2008 |access-date=November 16, 2011}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kochav-yaakov.org.il/ Official website]
{{Mateh Binyamin Regional Council}}
[[Category:Religious Israeli settlements]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1985]]
[[Category:Mateh Binyamin Regional Council]]
[[Category:1985 establishments in the Israeli Civil Administration area]]