This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Kokhav Ya'akov (Hebrew: כּוֹכַב יַעֲקֹב, lit.

Located near the Palestinian town of al-Bireh, it is administered by Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.

[3][4][5] According to ARIJ Israel confiscated land from two Palestinian villages in order to construct Kokhav Ya'akov: The settlement was established in 1985 by the Amana settlement movement, and was initially named Abir Ya'akov after rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira.

[citation needed] In 2013, Uri Ariel, then serving as Minister of Construction, visited Kochav Ya’akov, where he expressed support for additional home-building.

[clarification needed] In March 2013 a heritage and tourism site promoting the legacy of Yemenite Jewry opened in Kokhav Ya'akov.