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Letter to Agudah regarding NY Elections. Can Agudah openly endorse Bruce Blakeman over Kathy Hochul? They endorsed Adams in the past. Kathy Hochul's Policies Violate the 7 Noahide Laws and Literally Endangers Israel.
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Not too late! Can Agudah endorse Bruce Blakeman over Kathy Hochul? Agudah endorsed Adams in the past so when it's important they do so.
Dear Agudath Israel Team,
I am writing to express my concerns regarding leadership engagement, and requesting political endorsements in the upcoming election.
We would like Agudah to take the leadership role to endorse Bruce Blakeman and to encourage every Rabbi and Shul to endorse Bruce Blakeman and to encourage every Yeshiva to send a letter to the parents before Shabbat, endorsing Bruce Blakeman. What an opportunity for a tremendous Kiddush Hashem!!!
While I understand the gratitude to Governor Kathy Hochul for specific legislative achievements, such as tax credits, I strongly urge Agudath Israel to reconsider any perceived support for Governor Kathy Hochul. Her administration’s positions on several key policy issues—include being a safe haven for LGBTQ legislation, her administration strongly support of abortion rights, her administration passed the NY State Medical Aid in Dying Act, and she openly supports a Palestinian state.
All these stand in contrast to the 7 Noahide Laws, Torah values and puts New Yorkers in physical and spiritual dangers as well as the State of Israel in physical and spiritual Danger.
Given candidate Bruce Blakeman’s alignment with policies that support Torah values, I urge Agudath Israel and local leadership to take a clear stance in his favor. Standing firm on core religious values brings honor to our community and serves the best interests of Klal Yisroel.
Thank you for your time, leadership, and continued dedication to our community
Concern: There is a nice photo op on Agudah's website thanking Kathy Hochul for Tax Credits and this can be interpreted as an endorsement in light of a void.
By not endorsing any candidate, it is understood to mean being complicit to Kathy Hochul's policies.
Endorsing Bruce Blakeman will clarify the matter.
Here are some facts:
- Kathy Hochul endorsed Mamdani. Madani's wife celebrated October 7th. Mamdani defended his wife and said she has "incredible integrity".
- Governor Kathy Hochul positions New York as a national safe haven for LGBTQ+ and TGNCNB (transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming) individuals through key legislative actions, funding commitments, and public proclamations
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul strongly supports abortion rights and has established New York as a legal safe haven for reproductive healthcare.
- New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on February 6, 2026, officially took effect on August 5, 2026.
- Governor Hochul is a long time supporter of a Palestinian State.
In an interview with Politico, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said governing the state would be a lot easier if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loses his election. 🤬
In this interview (see a minute in, she openly states her support for a "safe Palestinian State that she has talked about her entire life".
Related:
New York Elections: In Light of Jewish Askonim, Rabbonim endorsing, helping the campaign of Governor Hochul, Hakeem Jeffries and Letitia James. How we can bring out the vote for Bruce Blakeman Beezrat Hashem!!!
On Tue, Oct 27, 2026, 1:25 PM Agudah NY <news@agudah.org> wrote:
Sunday, October 25, 2026
New York Elections: In Light of Jewish Askonim, Rabbonim endorsing Governor Hochul, Hakeem Jeffries and Letitia James. How we can bring out the vote for Bruce Blakeman Beezrat Hashem!!!
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Please Share With Editors of Major Jewish Media like:
Algemeiner
Five Towns Jewish Times
HaModia
Jewish Press
Jewish Voice NY
Queens Jewish Link
TheFJJ
The Jewish Home
The Jewish Vues
Yated....
Please share with Rabbonim, Askanim, Activists, Family and Friends. Please post on your Status and on Social Media. Please let this go viral.
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This is not easy reading...
We can learn from Hakeem Jeffries how to be a snake. He is charming and convinces us he is on the side of Jews while he secretly supported the Iran Deal in 2015 whose end goal was and is, to obliterate the Jews and the West. Hakeem Jeffries true colors came out with his support for the Iran Deal and for Planned Parenthood and he fooled us at the time because he is so brilliant and charming.
Let us all not be useful idiots. We see today openly what is happening in London and Paris. Anything like this can happen in New York Chas veSholom, sooner or later.
We don't want to spread fear but we must be prepared. The job of the Askanim is to help the community prepare Chas veSholom if G-d forbid there is no water or electricity and not to endorse those who support our enemies who might harm us.
It is not a remote possibility.
Iran has attempted to cyberattack the infrastructure and is working to cut off water and electricity.
Again, this is not fear mongering. It is about being prepared:
Panic Kills’: Dan Bongino Warns Americans to Take Stock Up Warnings Seriously
The Hamonei Am, the people, see the Emes, the Truth. They see the evil in Mayor Mamdani who doesn't try to hide it. Yet our leaders are acting like the Miraglim did. They are playing a political game. They don't especially love Mayor Mamdani nor Hakeem Jeffries. They are concerned that their organizations will lose their funding and be forced to close, and good people will lose their jobs, Yeshivas will lose funding, and it will effect housing, food subsidies and good projects funded by the City and State run by the Democratic party.
The Democrat party has been smart and has been throwing hard to resist juicy bones, to keep the Jewish vote.
Playing along is short sighted and myopic as we are blinded with much needed funding.
The Miraglim, the Spies in the desert, the leaders of that generation, suffered a bitter end and the people who listened and didn't protest died out in the desert never reaching the Promised Land.
Please let each and every one of us use our influence and rise to the occasion to get the vote out for Bruce Blakeman and the candidates that align with Torah values rather than vote for anyone who endorsed Mamdani. Mamdani is perceived by many as a charming Islamo-neoNazi Socialist Muslim Brotherhood implant, whose wife openly cheered October 7th while Mamdani defended her "integrity".
Please note: Only Bruce Blakeman if elected as Governor has the ability in the future to depose Mayor Mamdani.
The Governor's Legal Authority: The Governor of New York holds the power under the State Constitution (Article 13) and Public Officers Law 33 to remove the Mayor of New York City. The process requires providing the Mayor with charges and an opportunity to be heard. Legal scholars describe this authority to be "absolute and unfettered". Electing Bruce Blakeman is not only about State Policy - it is about installing a direct check on the radical agenda being implemented at City Hall.
We are dealing today with the Muslim Brotherhood and the likes of Amalek. Amalekites receive no gain yet are prepared to sacrifice their lives and the lives of their children to destroy the Nation of Israel. There is a Mitzvah D'Orayta of לא תחנם, not to pander nor flatter the enemies of the Land of Israel.
Now is the time to act. There needs to be a strong push for every single voter to vote for Bruce Blakeman. This means letters should ideally be sent out by every Yeshiva to every parent endorsing Bruce Blakeman and endorsing only candidates whose values are consistent with the 7 Noahide laws. It would be amazing if the Rav of every shul, (as some Rabbonim have done), openly endorsed Bruce Blakeman and endorsed only those candidates who values coincide with the 7 Noahide Laws.
It is a matter of Jewish survival and frankly the survival of the West as well.
Let us place our Trust in Hashem and believe He will deliver!
The alternative is for us to be despondent, to cry as they did in the desert and then be like sheep marching to the slaughter.
London and Paris didn't happen in a vacuum. The leaders were voted in.
Can we then blame Hashem for giving us what we ourselves vote for?
We need to unite and every single person must do what he or she can to protest and Override and Outshout the voice of the modern day Miraglim leadership if these leaders cannot be convinced to endorse candidates whose values align with Torah and the Noahide Laws. The test for them and us is not trivial.
Let us all gain strength from our Forefathers Avrohom, Yitzchok and Yaakov Avinu and Sarah, Rivka, Rochel and Leah Imeinu and from our Great Father in Heaven אבינו שבשמים our Almighty G-d!
Surely Hashem will hear our cries of Emuna and Bitachon and will bring us Salvation!
Am Yisrael Chai!
To end on a light note please watch this latest Yohay (Yochi) Sponder video on YouTube.
Chazaq Chazaq veNitchazeiq
חזק חזק ונתחזק!
Elisha Yered: *The Optical Illusion of Area C* Gideon Dukov, Makor Rishon. האשליה האופטית של שטח C | גדעון דוקוב, מקור ראשון
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עברית אחרי אנגלית
Source: Elisha Yered, Resettlement Activist
*Guardians of the Mountains- שומרי ההרים*
*GUARDIANS OF THE MOUNTAINS CHANNEL*-
*שומרי ההרים ערוץ*
*Sovereignty & Security for Israel Now! TRANSFER IS THE ANSWER*
*כבוש-גרוש-והתישוות🇮🇱*
Gideon Dukov, Makor Rishon source Elisha Yered
*If you have driven the roads of Judea and Samaria in the past two years, the feeling that almost certainly filled you is that we control the entire territory. At every ridge and every turn a sign points to a new hill or farm, and it seems that victory in the campaign is just around the corner.*
*But the truth is that the glasses through which we look are deceptive and dangerous. Gideon Dukov addressed that danger at length this week in his column in Makor Rishon.*
*Anyone who still needed proof that the chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu is not a man of the Right received it once and for all this week. In an interview with Besheva editor Emanuel Shiloh, Avigdor Lieberman floated into the air the dangerous idea that security responsibility for Areas A and B in Judea and Samaria should be transferred to the Jordanians.*
*It is quite possible, however, that Lieberman is simply relying on public ignorance regarding the map of the division of areas in Judea and Samaria. That same ignorance leads even some in the national camp not to understand the enormous importance—and the danger—of Area B.*
So let us put the numbers in order for a moment. The total area of Judea and Samaria is about 5,860 square kilometers. The familiar division, recited in every discussion, states that Area A is about 18 percent, Area B about 22 percent, and Area C—where both civil and security responsibility is Israeli—occupies about 60 percent of the space. *That figure creates a sweet optical illusion according to which Areas A and B are like small, isolated islands inside an ocean of Israeli control that can be handed over to a foreign actor without rocking the boat.*
The geographic reality is entirely different. A huge part of Area C is the Jordan Valley and the Judean Desert—about 2,000 square kilometers, roughly a third of all of Judea and Samaria.
When the Oslo maps were drawn there was clear security logic that jumps out at the eye: the Valley and the Dead Sea were meant to serve as a vital buffer zone between Jordan and the planned Palestinian entity, so as to prevent territorial contiguity that would allow a foreign army to reach positions commanding the Dan Bloc. Even the architects of Oslo from the Left, with all their fantasies, understood what Lieberman today refuses to understand.
The statistical reversal occurs when one cleans the area calculation of the relatively empty expanses of the Valley and the desert and focuses on the heart of the conflict—the central mountain ridge. In that region, where more than 95 percent of the residents (Jews and Arabs) live, the numbers flip. In the space where life itself is conducted, Area C shrinks to less than 40 percent, while Area A occupies about 27 percent and Area B about 33.5 percent.
*Anyone who glances at the maps of these areas will discover that Area C consists mainly of the outlines of the Jewish communities, the traffic arteries that connect them, and a little extra breathing room around them. By contrast, in a great many cases Area B includes strategic points that topographically dominate Area C, the main roads in Judea and Samaria, and central junctions.*
*And yes, also the center of the country.*
*In plain language: from Area B one can observe and fire on the entire area from Hadera to Gedera.*
*Introducing armed foreign forces there is suicide.*
*It is important to say: the outgoing government succeeded in leading unprecedented moves to strengthen the Jewish hold on Area C. Bezalel Smotrich and Orit Strook, together with the daring people of the farms and the hills, reversed the trend on the ground. Illegal Palestinian construction is being demolished more than in the past, and the farms are seizing and guarding most of the remaining open spaces.*
*But the Palestinian Authority is not sitting idle. The efforts it previously invested in Area C it is now transferring to Area B. Anyone who understands that only settlement and presence on the ground determine who actually controls it must act there as well.*
*Once this geographic reality is fully understood, one understands that it is not enough merely to explain how insane Lieberman’s idea of transferring security control to an Arab body is.*
*The real message is a clear demand: announce the cancellation of the Oslo Accords and officially declare that, as far as the State of Israel is concerned, Area B is like Area C. The government that will be formed here after the elections—assuming and hoping it will be a right-wing government—must enter the fateful campaign over Area B.*
Source: Elisha Yered, Resettlement Activist
*Sovereignty & Security for Israel Now! TRANSFER IS THE ANSWER: Yehuda, Shomron, Aza is the Jewish Homeland
האשליה האופטית של שטח C
| גדעון דוקוב, מקור ראשון
אם נסעתם בשנתיים האחרונות בכבישי יהודה ושומרון, קרוב לוודאי שהתחושה שמילאה אתכם היא שאנו שולטים בכל השטח. בכל מבתר ופנייה מתנוסס שלט הכוונה לגבעה או חווה חדשה, ונדמה שהנה אוטוטו המערכה מוכרעת.
אבל האמת היא שהמשקפיים בהם אנו מסתכלים מתעתעים ומסוכנים. לסכנה הזו התייחס בהרחבה השבוע גדעון דוקוב בטורו ב'מקור ראשון'👇
"מי שעוד היה זקוק להוכחה לכך שיו"ר ישראל ביתנו אינו איש ימין קיבל אותה באופן סופי השבוע. בריאיון לעורך בשבע עמנואל שילה הפריח אביגדור ליברמן לחלל האוויר את הרעיון המסוכן שיש להעביר את האחריות הביטחונית על שטחי A ו-B ביהודה ושומרון לידי הירדנים.
אבל ייתכן מאוד שליברמן פשוט נשען על הבורות הציבורית באשר למפת חלוקת האזורים ביהודה ושומרון. זו אותה בורות שגורמת לכך שגם במחנה הלאומי יש מי שלא מבין את החשיבות העצומה, והסכנה, של שטחי B.
אז בואו נעשה רגע סדר במספרים. שטחם הכולל של יהודה ושומרון עומד על כ-5,860 קמ"ר. החלוקה המוכרת, שמדוקלמת בכל דיון, קובעת ששטחי A הם כ-18 אחוזים, שטחי B כ-22 אחוזים, ושטח C - שבו האחריות האזרחית והביטחונית היא ישראלית – תופס כ-60 אחוזים מהמרחב. הנתון הזה יוצר אשליה אופטית מתוקה, שלפיה שטחי A ו-B הם מעין איים קטנים ומבודדים בתוך אוקיינוס של שליטה ישראלית, שאפשר למסור לגורם זר בלי לזעזע את הספינה.
אלא שהאמת הגיאוגרפית שונה בתכלית. חלק עצום משטח C הם בקעת הירדן ומדבר יהודה, כ-2,000 קמ"ר – כשליש מכלל שטחי יו"ש. כששורטטו מפות אוסלו, היה בכך היגיון ביטחוני ברור שקופץ לעין: הבקעה וים המלח נועדו לשמש שטח חוצץ חיוני בין ירדן ובין הישות הפלסטינית המתוכננת, כדי למנוע רצף טריטוריאלי שיאפשר לצבא זר להגיע עד לעמדות שליטה על גוש דן. אפילו אדריכלי אוסלו מהשמאל, על שלל הזיותיהם, הבינו את מה שליברמן היום מסרב להבין.
המהפך הסטטיסטי מתרחש כשמנקים מחישוב השטח את מרחבי הבקעה והמדבר הריקים יחסית, ומתמקדים בלב הסכסוך – שדרת ההר המרכזית. באזור הזה, שבו מתגוררים יותר מ-95 אחוזים מהתושבים (היהודים והערבים), המספרים מתהפכים. במרחב שהחיים עצמם מתנהלים בו, שטח C מצטמצם לפחות מ-40 אחוזים, בעוד שטחי A תופסים כ-27 אחוזים ושטחי B כ-33.5 אחוזים.
מי שיעיף מבט במפות האזורים הללו יגלה ששטחי C כוללים בעיקר את קווי המתאר של היישובים היהודיים, צירי התנועה המחברים ביניהם, ועוד קצת מרווח נשימה מסביב. מנגד, בהרבה מאוד מקרים שטחי B כוללים נקודות אסטרטגיות ששולטות טופוגרפית על שטחי C, על צירים ראשיים ביו"ש ועל צמתים מרכזיים. וכן, גם על מרכז הארץ. בתרגום לשפה פשוטה: משטחי B אפשר לתצפת ולירות על כל השטח מחדרה עד גדרה. להכניס לשם כוחות חמושים זרים זו התאבדות.
חשוב לומר: הממשלה היוצאת הצליחה להוביל מהלכים חסרי תקדים בחיזוק האחיזה היהודית בשטחי C. בצלאל סמוטריץ' ואורית סטרוק, יחד עם אנשי החוות והגבעות הנועזים, הפכו את המגמה בשטח. הבנייה הפלסטינית הבלתי חוקית נהרסת יותר מבעבר, והחוות תופסות ושומרות על רוב השטחים הפתוחים הנותרים.
אבל הרשות הפלסטינית לא שוקטת על השמרים. את המאמצים שהיא השקיעה בעבר בשטחי C, היא מעתיקה כיום לשטחי B. מי שמבין שרק התיישבות ונוכחות בשטח קובעות מי ישלוט בו בפועל חייב לפעול גם שם.
כשמבינים את המציאות הגיאוגרפית הזו לאשורה, מבינים שלא מספיק רק להסביר עד כמה הרעיון של ליברמן להעביר את השליטה הביטחונית לגוף ערבי הוא הזוי. המסר האמיתי הוא דרישה חותכת: להודיע על ביטול הסכם אוסלו ולהכריז רשמית שמבחינת מדינת ישראל שטח B הוא כמו C. הממשלה שתקום כאן אחרי הבחירות – בהנחה ובתקווה שתהיה זו ממשלת ימין – חייבת להיכנס למערכה הגורלית על שטחי B".
On the Table: The Barrel Map of the Palestinian Authority* By Meir Ettinger, Hakol HaYehudi 11 Cheshvan 5787 – 22/10/2026 על השולחן: מפת הקנים של הרשות הפלסטינית
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אל המקום אשר...
*Guardians of the Mountains- שומרי ההרים*
*GUARDIANS OF THE MOUNTAINS CHANNEL*-
*שומרי ההרים ערוץ*
*Sovereignty & Security for Israel Now! TRANSFER IS THE ANSWER*
*כבוש-גרוש-והתישוות🇮🇱*
*On the Table: The Barrel Map of the Palestinian Authority*
By Meir Ettinger, Hakol HaYehudi
11 Cheshvan 5787 – 22/10/20
*The map before you is being published here for the first time, but the troubling point is that we must assume the IDF has already drawn it for itself, just as we did in this Hakol HaYehudi investigation.*
Unlike the story in Gaza, the forces you see here—nine mobile battalions plus at least one special mobile force (named 101!), plus more than 60 police points—are visible, and some of them are even in contact with the IDF.
What little we gathered is almost certainly only a small part of the surprises prepared there. *Why don’t the Israeli government and security forces dismantle all of this tonight?*
[Above: Map of PA National Security battalions and key bases across Judea and Samaria.
Hakol HaYehudi investigation, open-source intelligence].
*When people talk about the Palestinian Authority, most of us picture the PA chairman demanding a state at the UN, or debates about ending the Oslo Accords and canceling the A, B, and C areas. Yet the real military infrastructure of the Palestinian Authority—the one that is actually preparing the ground and waiting for the right moment—escapes public view.*
The picture of the situation before you was assembled with tweezers from open-source intelligence. It is a data puzzle collected through painstaking work locating muqata’as (administrative compounds) and governing centers, and cross-referencing official publications, videos, and information published on social media by the Palestinian forces themselves.
We must assume that this open information is also somewhere in the hands of the IDF and the security establishment. Even so, the picture that emerges when all the pieces of this mosaic are put together is incomprehensible. It is hard to understand how the political echelon and the military system allow such an infrastructure to continue operating and growing even one more day.
*The order-of-battle picture is incomprehensible: an estimated force of tens of thousands of fighters across the various apparatuses. At the center of the military force stand ten “National Security” battalions—nine regional battalions deployed on the ground, plus “Battalion 101,” which serves as a special reserve force that moves from place to place. The estimate is roughly 8,000 fighters. Beyond that, more than 60 police points and stations are deployed on the ground, and armed forces sit in them as well.*
While the Authority and international actors present all the forces as internal police bodies meant to enforce order and disperse demonstrations, in practice the Authority operates a mechanism that functions as a full army in every respect, organized in battalions and well-trained.
*This infrastructure, which lies completely before our eyes, has never been fully assembled into one transparent and clear picture for the Israeli public.*
*An Army Under Camouflage: What Are the “National Security” Battalions Really?*
Several different apparatuses currently operate in the Palestinian Authority—a legacy from the days of Yasser Arafat, who established many organizations in order to maintain absolute control on the ground.
Toward the international community, the Authority is careful to present these forces as internal policing bodies meant to maintain public order. Within the Palestinian system itself, however, the “National Security” apparatus (one of several existing apparatuses) is perceived and functions as a full army in every respect.
This process did not happen in one day. After the Second Intifada, in an attempt to stabilize Palestinian Authority rule against hostile domestic elements, American General Keith Dayton arrived in the area.
The plan he led began training the National Security battalions class after class, and thus, gradually, these forces took an increasingly broad hold on the ground.
Today their training is far from being only local policing drills.
The dedicated training base is at the Nu’eima camp near Jericho. According to the data we collected, force training has an extensive international history.
Hakol HaYehudi investigations have already exposed training of security apparatus operatives in various countries, including training conducted inside Authority territory, training held in Jordan for years, and training in additional countries.
A flagship Hakol HaYehudi investigation previously exposed unique training the forces underwent in Pakistan. From the current investigation it emerges that most battalion commanders underwent private training in Algeria.
In terms of official and daily purpose, the National Security forces carry out missions whose character resembles those of the Israeli Border Police (Magav), such as dispersing demonstrations or intervening in focal points where the regular police fail to cope (as happened vis-à-vis terror organizations in Jenin).
*But their organizational structure betrays their military purpose: they are not organized as police stations, but as ten distinct battalions.*
*Alongside this military force operates the regular Palestinian police. These are forces responsible for daily civilian missions similar to the “blue police,” and they are deployed in dozens of stations across Judea and Samaria.*
In each such police station, between 15 and 40 armed officers usually serve, who received military training of a lower level than that of the National Security battalions.
Nevertheless, one must not be mistaken about their ostensibly civilian character: these officers too are well-armed, and on the day of command they are expected to form an inseparable part of the combat array directed against us.
To understand the full picture of this weapons deployment, in the second article we will publish *we will focus on the deployment of these policing points, which have also become targets the IDF avoids entering routinely.* *No one really even knows the scale of weapons in each such station.*
*From the Chain of Command to the Fence of Ariel*
At the beginning of 2026 a change of personnel occurred at the top of Palestinian National Security: Nidal Abu Dukhan finished his role, and command of the forces was received by Maj. Gen. Al-Abd Ibrahim Abd a-Salam Khalil.
Under him operates a well-organized headquarters that includes a general inspector (Jihad Jarrah), a deputy commander (Hafiz Rifai), and directors of dedicated departments—from public relations and international ties, through medicine and psychological support, to the “Development and Artificial Intelligence” department.
Under this command, the operational deployment on the ground relies on nine regional battalions and one special reserve battalion.
Here are some central examples
PA base 350 meters from the city of Ariel – The most tangible example of the concept of “touching distance” is in Salfit. The area headquarters, under the command of district commander Col. Ahmed al-Baz, controls the National Security base located an inconceivable distance of only about 340 meters from the fence of the Israeli city of Ariel.
[Above see Satellite view: PA National Security base in Salfit, ~340 meters from the Ariel fence (red circle marks the base).]
From the springboard: Jenin Battalion sits on the ruins of an abandoned Nahal outpost – In Jenin, the city that became a central terror hub, National Security—under the command of area commander Munir Abu Kashak—holds two central points: one in the muqata’a on Haifa Street in the city, and the second in “Horesh Sa’ada” camp.
Horesh Sa’ada camp is a large, fortified, and particularly impressive base that also carries a chilling symbolic meaning: it was established and sits physically on the ruins of an Israeli Nahal outpost.
The Palestinian officers’ city: Jericho (Battalion 9) – Jericho is not only a regional headquarters but a large military compound that constitutes one of the Authority’s prominent power centers.
Under the command of area commander Muta’ab al-Atawneh, two central bases effectively operate in the area: Nu’eima base and a training camp base.
Nu’eima base (established in 2008), where the ninth battalion commanded by Hamza Dara’ameh apparently sits, is located very close to the Israeli communities of Mevo’ot Yericho and Na’ama.
Nearby operates the main training center of National Security, commanded by Lt. Col. Zafer Abd a-Raziq. This training camp is a particularly large compound that stands in disturbing and dangerous proximity to Highway 90—a fact clearly visible in aerial photographs. The bases in Jericho, similar to the camp in Tubas (Battalion 2), are characterized by the appearance of impressive and large military camps.
*In the heart of the population: City headquarters*– In the other central cities in Judea and Samaria, the National Security battalions positioned themselves right in the heart of the urban space, usually inside the muqata’a compounds. This is the case in Hebron (Battalion 1), located in the local muqata’a under the command of Jamal Masrawa (or Asia), and likewise in Nablus (Battalion 5 in Jneid camp and the muqata’a), Bethlehem (Battalion 6), and Tulkarm (Battalion 7). The muqata’a in Ramallah houses Battalion 8, commanded by Ahmed Jaber al-Haroub—an officer who underwent military training in Algeria, further evidence of the quality of training of these forces. In addition to these, a “local battalion” operates in the Qalqilya area, and there is also a branch defined as Jerusalem area command under Ismail Salah a-Din.
The roaming force: Battalion 101 – Alongside the fixed infrastructures, the Authority operates the special Battalion 101. This is a reinforcement and special reserve force that is not tied to one sector but moves from place to place and from sector to sector according to operational need. This unit has been documented with sniper rifles, machine guns, armored vehicles, and even anti-tank missiles. According to estimates, the home base of this mobile force is also most likely at Nu’eima camp in Jericho.
The name of the battalion—which ironically echoes the name of the IDF’s historic commando unit, Unit 101—leaves no room for doubt regarding its purpose and the self-conception of its founders.
*Meet the Commanders the IDF Will Fight Against*
To complete the picture, one cannot ignore the people holding the command wheel. While the Palestinian Authority tries to give these forces a moderate image, anyone who wants to only needs to glance at the profiles of the battalion commanders and their publications on social media to understand who we are dealing with.
First, the military training: these are not traffic cops. A significant portion of the battalion commanders, including Ahmed Jaber al-Haroub (commander of Battalion 8 in Ramallah), underwent professional military training in foreign countries, such as Algeria.
Second, the ideology and support for terror: National Security officers do not hide their positions. The raw materials we collected from the official and personal Facebook pages of the commanders reveal open sympathy for terrorists. The most prominent example is Ahmed Abu al-Ghiab, commander of Battalion 2 in Tubas. On his open account he publishes posts praising “shahids” and security prisoners, including posters and photos glorifying mothers of terrorists eliminated by our forces.
*Waking Up to Tomorrow Morning’s Reality*
No current information on the exact order of battle of the Palestinian Authority apparatuses is published online today. The available data relies on research and estimates from about a decade ago, and it is reasonable to assume that since then this force has only grown and strengthened significantly.
We must assume that the IDF and Shin Bet know these data and locations well, but for the State of Israel—at the military and political levels—to change its approach and act, the public must be exposed to their meaning and begin talking about it. There is no possibility of talking about breaking a conception as long as this map exists.
*Sovereignty & Security for Israel Now! TRANSFER IS THE ANSWER*
*כבוש-גרוש-והתישוות🇮🇱*
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Renovation of the Tomb of Eleazar the Priest (Elazar HaKohen) a Few Hours after it was set Ablaze by Terrorists. *שעות ספורות לאחר ההצתה בציון הקדוש של אלעזר הכהן - חלוצי חוות בני אהרון ומנהלת המקומות הקדושים בשיפוץ של הציון:
אל המקום אשר...
בס"ד
עברית אחרי אנגלית
*Hours after the arson at the holy site – pioneers from the Bnei Aharon Farm and the Director of Holy Sites renovate the tomb:*
Just hours after the tomb of Eleazar the Priest (Elazar HaKohen) was set ablaze by terrorists in the village of Awarta, pioneers from the Bnei Aharon Farm—who had previously paved the way for prayers at the site—arrived alongside Netanel Snir, Chairman of the Administration for Holy Sites, to renovate the charred tomb.
Joining the volunteers was Yossi Dagan, Head of the Regional Council. This marked his first visit to the site since the Bnei Aharon Farm group secured open access to it about three months ago. Prior to that, entry to the tomb was permitted only at night, in small groups, and under heavy military escort.
It should be noted that despite clear footage released on Telegram channels by Arabs from the village of Awarta—in which they boast about burning the holy site—the IDF took no action against the village, which is home to the terrorists. Furthermore, the media did not label the incident a "hate crime," and the Judea and Samaria District Police (Yamar Shai) did not launch an investigation. Ultimately, this is not a Muslim mosque, but a site sacred to the Jewish people. The terrorist village of Awarta has been the source of numerous attacks over the years—among them the brutal attack in Itamar, in which members of the Fogel family were murdered (may God avenge their blood).
*Hilltop News*
שעות ספורות לאחר הצתת ציון אלעזר הכהן על ידי מחבלים בכפר עוורתא, חלוצי חוות בני אהרון שפרצו את הדרך לתפילות בקבר אלעזר, יחד עם נתנאל שניר, יו"ר מנהלת המקומות הקדושים - הגיעו לשפץ מחדש את הציון השרוף.
אל המתנדבים הצטרף גם ראש המועצה יוסי דגן, שזהו ביקורו הראשון בציון מאז נפרצה הכניסה החופשית על ידי חוות בני אהרון לפני כשלושה חודשים. עד אז, הכניסה לציון הייתה אפשרית רק בשעות הלילה ורק בקבוצות מצומצמות, תחת אבטחה צבאית כבדה.
נזכיר כי על אף התיעוד הברור שפרסמו הערבים מהכפר עוורתא בערוצי הטלגרם, בו הם מתגאים בשריפת הציון הקדוש, בצה"ל לא פעלו כלל נגד כפר המחבלים, ובתקשורת לא דווח על "פשע שנאה". כמו כן, שוטרי ימ"ר ש"י לא פתחו בחקירה. בסופו של דבר לא מדובר במסגד מוסלמי, אלא במקום שקדוש ליהודים.
כפר המחבלים עוורתא הוציא מתוכו פיגועים רבים לאורך השנים, אחד מהם הוא הפיגוע האכזרי באיתמר, בו נרצחו בני משפחת פוגל הי"ד.
*חדשות הגבעות*
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