Topic - Beit El

) is an Israeli settlement and a local council in the Benjamin region of the central West Bank. The Orthodox Jewish town is located in the hills north of Jerusalem east of the Palestinian city of al-Bireh, adjacent to Ramallah. In September 1997, Beit El was awarded local council status. The head of the local council is Moshe Rosenbaum. As of January 2013, Beit El had a population of over 6,000 residents. - Source: Wikipedia