Camp Peles

Palestine / Tubas / Tammun /
 military, camp, infantry, battalion, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
97th 'Netzah Yehuda' (Victory in Judea) Battalion
Formerly the Nahal Haredi Battalion of the 900th Kfir Infantry Brigade

The Netzah Yehuda Battalion Hebrew: גדוד נצח יהודה ‎ (also known as Nahal Haredi נחל החרדי) is a battalion in the Kfir Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The purpose of the unit is to allow religious Israelis to serve in the IDF in an atmosphere conducive to their religious convictions, within a framework that is strictly halachically observant. The battalion's main action area is Jenin. In 1999, the army launched the Netzah Yehuda initiative which was designed to provide a suitable environment for the enlistment of soldiers from the Haredi population into the Israel Defense Forces. The project was founded with the cooperation of the Netzah Yehuda Rabbinical Association, the Defense Ministry's Nahal and Youth Branch, and the IDF.

In its infancy, Netzah Yehuda served as a company in the Nahal's Brigade 903. In 2002, it became an independent battalion. The battalion provides its soldiers with a setting suited to the Haredi community and its beliefs. In this setting the rules of conduct concerning modesty and Jewish religious law are respected and kept. For example, there is no encounter between the battalion's soldiers and females, and military food is served only after having passed kosher regulations.

In 2002 Netzah Yehuda began operating as a combat operational battalion, in the area of the Jordan valley territorial brigade. The battalion conducts daily security activities in the region of the northern Jordan Valley and is responsible for the Taisir, B'qaot, and Gitit crossings.

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www.nahalharedi.org/background_about_nahal_haredi.php
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Coordinates:   32°16'17"N   35°29'3"E

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  • My understanding is that this camp is, or certainly at one time in the recent past was, home to components of the above detailed IDF unit(s) - hence the open source information or detail about that unit, as relevant. If, however, you have more accurate or up-to-date information, then naturally please feel free to comment and/or edit in the interests of greater accuracy and the spirit of 'wiki'.
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