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Nachala is a radical Israeli settler organization that aids younger settlers and builds illegal outposts in Palestine. Israeli interior minister Ayelet Shaked called them "wonderful youth" and "a real inspiration". The initiative has drawn controversy among the settler community and has primarily working in the West Bank. They have raised funds to do that using the Chabad crowdfunding platform. The group have been involved in at least one killing. Their ambition is for Israel to annex both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
In July 2022, members of the group were evacuated from areas in the West Bank after they had been declared as illegal, after hundreds of settlers including families with small children set up tents in numerous areas around the West Bank. While a settler leader indicated that the plan was to continue moving sites, they had been warned by Public Security Minister Omer Barlev, the police and IDF that their actions were illegal and would lead to arrest.
Shortly after the 7 October attacks the organization tweeted on X (formerly known as Twitter) placing the blame of the attacks and violence on the lack of settlement in Gaza, with an invite to the proposed January 2024 conference. In January 2024 the organization hosted a conference where they petitioned for the creation of Israeli settlements in Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war ends. The director of the organization, Daniella Weiss told reporters that the 7 October attacks had changed history and that "It's the end of the presence of Arabs in Gaza. It's the end....Instead of them, there will be many, many Jews that will return to the settlements, that will build new settlements."
In late February 2024, the organization promoted illegal settlers who had attempted to settle in northern Gaza after breaking through the Erez boarder crossing between norther Gaza and Israel. The organization called the attempted erection of buildings the New Nisanit settlement, and posted multiple pictures of the building and activists.
See also
References
- ^ Sharon, Jeremy (20 July 2022). "Thousands of settler activists create mayhem in West Bank campaign". Times of Israel. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Chotiner, Isaac (2023-11-11). "The Extreme Ambitions of West Bank Settlers". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- Shezaf, Hagar (Jul 20, 2022). "How a Jewish Settler Group Raised Millions to Set Up Illegal Outposts". Haaretz. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- Sharon, Jeremy. "Settler group openly planning establishment of 3 illegal outposts next week". The Times of Israel. No. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- Chazan, Guy. "Emboldened Israeli settlers seek to tighten grip on West Bank". Financial Times. No. November 15 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- sharon, Jeremy (20 July 2022). "Police begin evacuating illegal West Bank outposts set up by radical settler group". The Times of Israel. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- Israel, David (2024-01-05). "Nachala Movement Planning Zionist 'Day After' in Gaza, Gush Katif and All". Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- Da Silva, Chantal (2024-01-29). "Right-wing Israeli ministers join thousands at event calling for the resettlement of Gaza". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- Sharon, Jeremy (February 29, 2024). "Radical activists 'violently' breach IDF checkpoint near Erez, enter Gaza before being stopped". The Times of Israel. Retrieved March 4, 2024.