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Israeli Farms: Key to Land Control and Youth Rehabilitation

2/4/2026

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Shmuel Wendy, representing Israeli farms in Judea and Samaria, says the farms are crucial to maintaining Israeli control over land.
He notes that over 100 farms secure nearly 800,000 dunams through grazing amid challenges from the Palestinian Authority.
Eliana Passentin of the Binyamin Regional Council says farms link Israel's past and future and defend borders.
Passentin adds the farms rehabilitate at-risk youth and foster a pioneering lifestyle, reinforcing Jewish presence.

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Shmuel Wendy, representing Israeli farms in Judea and Samaria, says the farms are crucial to maintaining Israeli control over land.
He notes that over 100 farms secure nearly 800,000 dunams through grazing amid challenges from the Palestinian Authority.
Eliana Passentin of the Binyamin Regional Council says farms link Israel's past and future and defend borders.
Passentin adds the farms rehabilitate at-risk youth and foster a pioneering lifestyle, reinforcing Jewish presence.