Matte Binyamin (Israel, Judea and Samaria)

Mo'atza Ezorit Matte Binyamin, Regional Council of Matte Binyamin

Last modified: 2026-09-19 by martin karner
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image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3

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• Jordan Subdistrict
• Judea and Samaria District
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Description

The Regional Council Matte Binyamin (after the biblical tribe, hence the wolf in the emblem) is situated in Judea and Samaria District i.e. the 'C' areas in the West Bank, mainly in Ram'allah subdistrict. It governs 30 settlements with 20'000 inh. Est. 1979. Local Council of Bet Arye, Local Council of Giv'at Ze'ev and Local Council of Har Adar are in this area, but not part of the Regional Council. Two more settlements (Bet-El and Qiryat Sefer) are either in process of becoming Local Councils or already have been proclaimed as such.
The above image is based on the desk flag, so there could be changes when used as a hoisted flag.
Source: photo of the desk flag received from Ralph Phillips, www.binyamin.org.il [retrieved]
Dov Gutterman, 3 November 2001

The emblem of Matte Benyamin has not been formally adopted. Israeli municipalities in areas occupied since 1967 cannot register their emblems*. Many Israeli laws are in force in those municipalities when adopted there by the military commander, but the Symbols/Emblems Protection Act of 1974 is not one of them.
Dov Gutterman, 19 January 2003
* See remarks

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Inscription below the logo: "Matte Binyamin Regional Council"
Inscriptions in the logo: "Binyamin | Binyamin ze'ev yitraf" (Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf).
This is a quotation of Genesis 49:27a, the prophetic blessing of Jacob for Benjamin and his descendants.

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