(Yesha is the Hebrew acronym for Judea, Samaria and Gaza) An organized body founded in the 1970s representing Jewish Israeli settlers in the West Bank and, until the 2005 disengagement plan, the Gaza Strip. The organization’s aim is to guarantee security, offer humanitarian and municipal needs, and foster political action and public advocacy for settlers. The organization also serves as a political lobby and an organizational tool for the expansion of the settlements. See the Yesha Council’s website at http://www.yesha-israel.com/index/home/.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/yesha-council