Mishmeret Yesha

Mishmeret Yesha
Founded1988
FounderYisrael Danziger
Area served
Israel and the West Bank
Volunteers
4,000
WebsiteMishmeret Yesha

Mishmeret Yesha (Hebrew: משמרת יש"ע) is an Israeli organization that trains Israeli settlers in counterterrorism techniques and the use of weapons to guard Israeli outposts and settlements against attacks from Palestinian terrorism. It was founded in 1988 and its name means "Guardians of Yesha."[1] Yisrael Danziger is head of operations for the organization[2] and one of its three founders.

  1. ^ Robert Sklar (December 18, 2008). "On Guard - Israeli security activist spotlights the struggle of the settler movement". Detroit Jewish News. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  2. ^ Matthew Wagner (March 17, 2008). "Leading rabbi calls for yeshivas to set up rapid response teams. Security plan includes restriction on employment of Arabs". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 23, 2012.