. ▁Five ▁families ▁from ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Beit ▁Ve G an ▁took ▁up ▁residence ▁there . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁they ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁from ▁the ▁Ker em ▁B ' Y av neh ▁yes h iva ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁kol le l . ▁ ▁Isra eli – Pal est in ian ▁conflict ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁B ' T se lem , ▁Ps ag ot ▁prevents ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁Ram al lah ▁and ▁cut s ▁it ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁surrounding ▁villages . ▁During ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Int if ada , ▁sn ip ers ▁shot ▁at ▁Ps ag ot ▁from ▁buildings ▁in ▁Ram al lah , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁concrete ▁wall ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁inhabitants . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁army ▁station ed ▁nearby ▁fired ▁two ▁miss iles ▁into ▁Ram al lah ▁target ing ▁Mar wan ▁B arg h out i . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Ps ag ot ▁settlement ▁and ▁Reg av im ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁stop ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Al - B ire h ▁International ▁Stadium , ▁cit ing ▁security ▁concerns . ▁ ▁The ▁S ass on ▁Report ▁identified ▁Ps ag ot ▁as ▁the ▁" parent ▁settlement " ▁of ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁out post ▁known ▁as ▁M itz pe ▁Ha A i ▁() ▁located ▁approximately ▁ 4 0 0 ▁m ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁report