by Katie Eacrett | Apr 17, 2025 | News from the Land
On May 29, 2001, Gilad Zar, a security officer for the Samaria Regional Council and a founder of the community of Itamar, tragically joined the long list of thousands of terror victims who were slaughtered during the Second Intifada. That day, while driving in...
by Katie Eacrett | Dec 9, 2024 | News from the Land
Twenty-three years ago, on the eve of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), Elisha Medan, who was preparing to complete his stint of service in the IDF, took on a new mission with several friends in defense of the Land and People of Israel. Drawing their inspiration from...
by Katie Eacrett | Jul 13, 2022 | Reflections from Israel
Join me now, as I enter Salit… This month, I visited a community that is practically in my own backyard. Just a few kilometers from my home community of Zufim, is the community of Salit. Located at the western edge of Samaria, it boasts an amazing view of the...
by Katie Eacrett | Apr 22, 2022 | Reflections from Israel
Join me now, as I enter Avigayil… This is my very first visit to the community of Avigayil – a community in progress. Located in a predominantly barren region in the Hebron Hills, Avigayil is surrounded on all sides by hostile Arab villages, including the large...
