The Hilltop Youth: No longer just youth!
For years the media has argued over their numbers—70, 150, 300, even 657—while missing the real story. A decade ago only two populated hills existed, held by a handful of determined teenagers under constant raids and demolitions.
Today some seventy of these hills stretch across Judea and Samaria. Families now live on more than 90 percent of the hills, turning outposts into young communities of twenty to thirty households each.
What began as a tiny, embattled group has grown into a broad public sector reshaping the open spaces of the land. Elisha Yered, a resident of the hills, traces this quiet revolution with firsthand clarity—from the lonely struggle of the past to the widespread support of today.
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Originally Posted August 25, 2026
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