Nahal

For the landform, see wadi. For the toponymic term, see Glossary of Hebrew toponyms § Nahal.
Nahal Symbol
Nahal soldiers

Nahal (Hebrew: נח"ל) (acronym of Noar Halutzi Lohem, lit. Fighting Pioneer Youth[1]) is a program that combines military service with mostly social welfare and informal education projects such as youth movement activities, as well as training in entrepreneurship in urban development areas. Prior to the 1990s it was a paramilitary Israel Defense Forces program that combined military service and the establishment of agricultural settlements, often in peripheral areas.[2]

The Nahal groups of soldiers formed the core of the Nahal Infantry Brigade.

  1. ^ Heymont, Irving (1967). "The Israeli Nahal Program". Middle East Journal. 23 (3) (3 ed.). Middle East Institute: 314–324. JSTOR 4324161 – via JSTOR.
  2. ^ "Israel - NAHAL Brigade". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 25 June 2024.