Ma'ale Mikhmas () is an Israeli settlement in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank. Located a few miles northeast of Jerusalem, it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council and according to Palestinians the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. History Israel confiscated 1287 dunums of land from the Palestinian town of Deir Dibwan in order to construct Ma'ale Mikhmas. Ma'ale Mikhmas was founded in 1981 along the Allon Road by a group of families from Ma'ale Adumim. It is named after the biblical Michmas (). The population of Ma'ale Mikhmas is evenly divided between native-born Israelis and immigrants from English-speaking countries, South America, France and Ethiopia. It defines itself as religious. Notable residents Otniel Schneller (b. 1952), politician References External links Ma'ale Michmas website Michmas and Almonds in the Bible Fighting the Philistines: Settlers of Ma’ale Michmas feel at home on a Biblical (and modern) battleground Religious Israeli settlements Mateh Binyamin Regional Council Populated places established in 1981 1981 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate Community settlements Israeli settlements in the West Bank