▁References ▁▁ ▁* ▁Category : T own s ▁in ▁East ▁God av ari ▁district ▁Category : An cient ▁Indian ▁cities ▁Category : M andal ▁headquarters ▁in ▁East ▁God av ari ▁district <0x0A> </s> ▁Ale i ▁Z ah av ▁( , ▁lit . ▁Golden ▁Le aves ) ▁is ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁settlement ▁organized ▁as ▁a ▁community ▁settlement ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁West ▁Bank , ▁about ▁ 4 0   km ▁east ▁of ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁and ▁over looking ▁Israel ' s ▁main ▁Ben ▁G ur ion ▁International ▁Airport . ▁The ▁town , ▁under ▁the ▁administrative ▁municipal ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Sh om ron ▁Regional ▁Council , ▁is ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Ped uel ▁and ▁Beit ▁A ry eh . ▁In ▁ ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁. ▁ ▁Isra eli ▁out posts ▁are ▁una ut hor ized ▁in ▁Isra eli ▁law , ▁while ▁Isra eli ▁settlement s ▁are ▁considered ▁illegal ▁under ▁international ▁law , ▁but ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁government ▁disput es ▁this . ▁ ▁History ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁on ▁Isra eli ▁state ▁lands ▁by ▁non - Or th odox ▁Jewish ▁Israel is ▁from ▁the ▁Be itar ▁and ▁Her ut ▁movements , ▁the ▁settlement ▁is ▁now ▁home ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 2 0 ▁families . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Al iza ▁Begin , ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁former ▁Isra eli ▁prime ▁minister ▁Men ach em ▁Begin . ▁The ▁original ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁been ▁Y oe zer . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁expand ing ▁into ▁a ▁settlement ▁called ▁Les