Yitzhar

Place in Israel Yitzhar ( ) is an Israeli settlement located in the Samarian mountains of the West Bank near Nablus / Shechem just off Route 60 north of the Tapuach Junction. The Hebrew term 'Yitzhar' is a biblical term, meaning high quality olive oil , and derives from one of the region's major industries. The village was originally established as a pioneer Nahal military outpost and demilitarized only a year later when turned over to residential purposes in 1984 with the assistance of the Amana settlement organization. Over 130 families, including over 500 people, live in this Orthodox Jewish community which is within the municipal jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council . Yitzhar is located on the top of a steep mountain, and overlooks the farms and hamlets that dot the otherwise barren hills around the village. In addition, from the western side of the settlement, the entire coastal plain of Israel, from Ashkelon to Hadera, is fully visible on a clear day. Education is a priority of the community and several institutions operate locally: nurseries, the boy's Zilberman Talmud Torah , the Dorshei Yichudcha Yeshiva high school, headed by Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira , and the Od Yosef Chai "Higher Yeshiva" headed by Rabbi Yitzhak Ginzburg , that was previously located in Joseph's Tomb Nablus . On Saturday, September 13, 2008, a Palestinian man entered the Shalhevet neighborhood, set a fire which destroyed one home and stabbed a nine-year-old boy who found him attempting to set fire to another home. Dozens of settlers responded by marching through the adjacent Arab village of Asira al-Qibliya where the attacker had fled; wounding six people and damaging property.

Place in Israel Yitzhar ( ) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank south of the city of Nablus just off Route 60 , north of the Tapuach Junction. The predominantly Orthodox Jewish community with a population of 1106 (2011) is within the municipal jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council . Under the terms of the Oslo Accords of 1993 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization , Yitzhar was designated Area "C" under full Israeli civil and security control. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. The New York Times has described Yitzhar as "an extremist bastion on the hilltops commanding the Palestinian city of Nablus ... [where] a local war is ... being waged". The inhabitants of Yitzhar have a reputation as being among the most extreme Israeli settlers and regularly clash with members of the Israeli security forces and local Palestinian civilians. The settlement is at the forefront of the settler movement's so called "price tag" policy which calls for attacks against Palestinians in retaliation for actions of the Israeli government against West Bank settlements. In May 2014, Shin Bet said the price-tag hate crimes were mainly attributable to about 100 extremist youth, mostly from Yitzhar, acting on ideas associated with rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburg at the community's Od Yosef Chai yeshiva . Amos Harel, Revital Hovel, Jack Khoury, 'Security sources: 100 followers of racist rabbi are behind hate crimes,' Haaretz 8 May 2014.

Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Yitzhar ( ) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank , south of the city of Nablus , just off Route 60 , north of the Tapuach Junction. The predominantly Orthodox Jewish community falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council . In 2024, it had a population of 2,525. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. In 2008, the New York Times described Yitzhar as "an extremist bastion on the hilltops commanding the Palestinian city of Nablus ... [where] a local war is ... being waged". The inhabitants of Yitzhar have a reputation as being among the most extreme Israeli settlers, and regularly clash with members of the Israeli security forces and local Palestinian civilians. The settlement is at the forefront of the settler movement's so called "price tag" policy , which calls for attacks against Palestinians in retaliation for actions of the Israeli government against West Bank settlements. In May 2014, Shin Bet said the price-tag hate crimes were mainly attributable to about 100 extremist youth, mostly from Yitzhar, acting on ideas associated with rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburg at the community's Od Yosef Chai yeshiva . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . The Times of Israel . Amos Harel, Revital Hovel, Jack Khoury, 'Security sources: 100 followers of racist rabbi are behind hate crimes,' Haaretz 8 May 2014. The Times of Israel .

Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Yitzhar ( Hebrew : יִצְהָר ) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank , south of the city of Nablus , just off Route 60 , north of the Tapuach Junction. The predominantly Orthodox Jewish community falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council . In 2024, it had a population of 2,525. The area where Yitzhar is located was determined as Area C under the Oslo Accords , meaning it is under full Israeli control. In 2008, the New York Times described Yitzhar as "an extremist bastion on the hilltops commanding the Palestinian city of Nablus ... [where] a local war is ... being waged". The inhabitants of Yitzhar have a reputation as being among the most extreme Israeli settlers, and regularly clash with members of the Israeli security forces and local Palestinian civilians. The settlement is at the forefront of the settler movement's so called "price tag" policy , which calls for attacks against Palestinians in retaliation for actions of the Israeli government against West Bank settlements. In May 2014, Shin Bet said the price-tag hate crimes were mainly attributable to about 100 extremist youth, mostly from Yitzhar, acting on ideas associated with rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburg at the community's Od Yosef Chai yeshiva . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . The Times of Israel . Amos Harel, Revital Hovel, Jack Khoury, 'Security sources: 100 followers of racist rabbi are behind hate crimes,' Haaretz 8 May 2014. The Times of Israel .