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| In 2005, it led the campaign against the ] with peaceful mass protests: the ] of 130,000, the Kfar Maimon march of 50,000, the Kotel rally of 70,000, and the Tel Aviv rally of 200,000. The council was praised by centrists for refraining from the use of violence, but was criticized by the right for failing to prevent the disengagement. | In 2005, it led the campaign against the ] with peaceful mass protests: the ] of 130,000, the Kfar Maimon march of 50,000, the Kotel rally of 70,000, and the Tel Aviv rally of 200,000. The council was praised by centrists for refraining from the use of violence, but was criticized by the right for failing to prevent the disengagement. | ||
| On July 2007, Dani Dayan was elected as Chairman of the Yesha Council. Dayan is asecular businessman, resident of Maale Shomron. | |||
| Some see it as the precursor to a possible ], a project aimed at stopping further evictions and concessions. | |||
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The Yesha Council (Template:Lang-he, Moatzat Yesha) is the umbrella organization of the various municipal councils of Jewish communities in "Yesha," a Hebrew acronym for Judea, Samaria, Gaza, which are otherwise referred to as the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The council was founded in the 1970s as the successor to Gush Emunim, an organization formed to oversee the return of Jews to what they see as their Biblical homeland. The Jewish population of the towns, cities, and villages that comprise Yesha stands at around 225,000, although it is more around 500,000-700,000 by de-facto liberal estimates, conducted by NGOs.
The council consists of 25 democratically elected mayors and ten community leaders. Its mandate is to provide security: for example, by arranging for the acquisition of bullet-proof ambulances and buses; to oversee improvements to the infrastructure, like roads, electricity, and water supplies; and to act as domestic and international emissaries on behalf of residents.
In addition to municipal and security cares the council aims to serve as a political representative of the Jewish residents of Yesha, and a lobby for their cause. It aims to lobby their interests in the Knesset and the government, and has appointed itself in charge of public relations campaigns and certain grass=root protests.
In 2005, it led the campaign against the disengagement plan with peaceful mass protests: the human chain of 130,000, the Kfar Maimon march of 50,000, the Kotel rally of 70,000, and the Tel Aviv rally of 200,000. The council was praised by centrists for refraining from the use of violence, but was criticized by the right for failing to prevent the disengagement.
On July 2007, Dani Dayan was elected as Chairman of the Yesha Council. Dayan is asecular businessman, resident of Maale Shomron.