[9] In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Beit Izza as: "a village of moderate size on a hill with a spring at some distance to the west.

Israel has confiscated land in Beit Ijza for settlements, including Giv'at Ze'ev and Giv'on Ha'hadasha.

Permission is only granted to the property owner, often elderly people, leaving them unable to hire help to work the land.

[18] One family in Beit Ijza lives with walls on all sides of its property due to extensive land expropriations by Israel.

[19] Tawfiq Canaan found a Maqam (shrine) for en-nabi Yusif, on a spot which dominated Beit Ijza.