Gershon Mesika
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Gershon Mesika an Israel
i lawyer and politician who currently serves as mayor of Shomron Regional Council
.
of Elon Moreh
with his wife and family. He previously owned a local armored limousine service.
In Nov. 2007 he was elected director of Shomron Regional local government. Immediately after being elected as head of the Shomron regional council in November 2007 Mesika took on the issue of restoring Joseph's tomb
in the city of Nablus
. The Holy site had been vandalized and desecrated again and again by Arab mobs as result of the Israeli pull out in Oct. 2000. Under Mesika direction ongoing efforts have been since the end of 2007 to renovate the site.
As a leader of the Israeli settlers in the West Bank
, Mesika called on his constituents to vote right in the 2009 Knesset elections
. In a letter to his constituents, Mesika writes, “It doesn’t matter which nationalist camp party you vote for, the main thing is to vote!” He also calls upon the residents to “get involved and help out the nationalist parties, each person according to his or her preference. The main thing is to volunteer and act in order to strengthen the nationalist camp.”
He has called on Jewish families living in West Bank
settlements to have more children to continue the exponential growth in the area.
As an advocate for growth in the Jewish communities in the Shomron Mesika symbolic tore up building freeze orders issued by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak
. he termed the restrictions aimed at Jewish population only as racist decree and called on the Israel government to support the growth and development of these communities.
In 2008 he appointed strategic advisor and local activist David Ha'ivri
to head the Shomron Liaison Office as part of an overall effort to improve the public image of the Jewish settlements in the region. Tours for elected officials and journalists are part of this ongoing public relations effort.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i lawyer and politician who currently serves as mayor of Shomron Regional Council
Shomron Regional Council
The Shomron Regional Council is a regional council in the northern Samarian hills, in the northern part of the West Bank. The offices of the regional council are located in the Barkan Industrial Park. This regional council provides various municipal services for the 30 Israeli settlements within...
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Biography
Born in Ashdod, Mesika is an Israeli lawyer. Since 1982 he has lived in the Israeli settlementIsraeli settlement
An Israeli settlement is a Jewish civilian community built on land that was captured by Israel from Jordan, Egypt, and Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War and is considered occupied territory by the international community. Such settlements currently exist in the West Bank...
of Elon Moreh
Elon Moreh
Elon Moreh is an Israeli settlement located in the Samarian hills of the West Bank northeast of Nablus on the slopes of the Mount Kabir ridge....
with his wife and family. He previously owned a local armored limousine service.
In Nov. 2007 he was elected director of Shomron Regional local government. Immediately after being elected as head of the Shomron regional council in November 2007 Mesika took on the issue of restoring Joseph's tomb
Joseph's Tomb
Joseph's Tomb is a funerary monument located at the eastern entrance to the valley that separates Mounts Gerizim and Ebal, 325 yards northwest of Jacob's Well, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus, near Tell Balāṭa, the site of biblical Shechem...
in the city of Nablus
Nablus
Nablus is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem, with a population of 126,132. Located in a strategic position between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a Palestinian commercial and cultural center.Founded by the...
. The Holy site had been vandalized and desecrated again and again by Arab mobs as result of the Israeli pull out in Oct. 2000. Under Mesika direction ongoing efforts have been since the end of 2007 to renovate the site.
As a leader of the Israeli settlers in the West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
, Mesika called on his constituents to vote right in the 2009 Knesset elections
Israeli legislative election, 2009
Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government...
. In a letter to his constituents, Mesika writes, “It doesn’t matter which nationalist camp party you vote for, the main thing is to vote!” He also calls upon the residents to “get involved and help out the nationalist parties, each person according to his or her preference. The main thing is to volunteer and act in order to strengthen the nationalist camp.”
He has called on Jewish families living in West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
settlements to have more children to continue the exponential growth in the area.
As an advocate for growth in the Jewish communities in the Shomron Mesika symbolic tore up building freeze orders issued by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 until 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011 and holds the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Binyamin Netanyahu's government....
. he termed the restrictions aimed at Jewish population only as racist decree and called on the Israel government to support the growth and development of these communities.
In 2008 he appointed strategic advisor and local activist David Ha'ivri
David Ha'ivri
David Ha'ivri is an Israeli settler and political activist. He emigrated with his family from the United States to Israel at the age of 11 and served in the IDF. Ha'ivri lives with his wife and eight children in Kfar Tapuach in the northern West Bank...
to head the Shomron Liaison Office as part of an overall effort to improve the public image of the Jewish settlements in the region. Tours for elected officials and journalists are part of this ongoing public relations effort.