Tagged Yesha Council

Facing peace push, Israel’s settlers present a new face to the world

Oded Revivi (Courtesy of Avi Hyman Communications)

  EFRAT, West Bank (JTA) — The Yesha Council has represented Israel’s settlement of the West Bank for nearly five decades. They’ve helped create what appears to be an irreversible reality to both critics and champions: Some 400,000 settlers live in settlements, where they enjoy their own wineries, Israeli chain stores,… Read more »