| Hilltop Youth | |
|---|---|
| נוער הגבעות | |
 | |
| Leader | Meir Ettinger |
| Dates of operation | 1990s-Present |
| Ideology | |
| Major actions | Duma arson attack |
| Status | Active |
Hilltop Youth (Hebrew: נוער הגבעות, No'ar HaGva'ot) are hardline, extremist[1] religious-nationalist youth who establish outposts without an Israeli legal basis in the West Bank.[2] The ideology of the Hilltop Youth, a derivation of Kahanism, includes the claim that the Palestinians are "raping the Holy Land", and must be expelled.[3] According to Ami Pedahzur, their work in establishing illegal outposts was not simply the result of individual initiatives, this was "a myth cultivated by the Yesha Council",[4] and, in fact, forms part of a wider multi-faceted settler strategy. The term "hilltop youth" is regarded by Daniel Byman as a misnomer, since the movement was founded mostly by married people in their mid-twenties.[3]
- ^ 'Ex-Shin Bet chief: Government does not want to deal with Jewish terror,' Ynet 8 August 2015.
- ^ Erica Chernofsky (18 August 2009). "Hilltop Youth push to settle West Bank". BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ a b Daniel Byman, A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism, Oxford University Press, 2011 pp.291f.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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