David Ha'Ivri

David Ha'Ivri (In Hebrew דוד העברי, born Jason David Axelrod on April 27, 1967 in Far Rockaway, New York) is a Jewish leader and activist. He is outspoken advocate of theocracy for Israel and a follower of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane, and resident of Kfar Tapuach, a town in the area of the Shomron Regional Council (West Bank). He also sometimes has opinion pieces published on Arutz Sheva, and is interviewed or quoted by the world press.

1990 to Present

Since 1990, Ha'Ivri has lived in the Jewish community of Kfar Tapuach, with his wife Mollie and their seven children. Mollie Ha'Ivri is the sister of Talia Kahane, wife of Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane.

The Ha'Ivri family grows organic olives and herbs, and produces olive oil. Ha'Ivri is in the works of building a small animal farm with his wife to serve her occupation of emotional therapist with the help of animals.

Ha'Ivri has organized mass attempts to ascend to the Temple Mount, though those attempts have always been forcibly stopped by police forces due to their claims of Arab threats to such groups. Some of these attempts garnered significant media attention, particularly the April 10th 2005 "Revava To Temple Mount" when tens of supporters were arrested.As know Jewish activist and leader, Ha'Ivri has been interviewed by major press outlets around the world such as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera, Yediot Achronot, Haaretz, Kol Israel, Fox News and CNN.

He is the author of Reclaiming the Temple Mount a book that describes the history of the Temple Mount and activities of the Jewish organizations involved in reclaiming the site for the Jewish people, and publisher of the "Ideas in Action" newsletter. Ha'Ivri has also been the mention of much controversy. He has been indicted by Israeli authorities several times, with allegations of sedition and racism, but never convicted. On one occasion, Ha'Ivri was accused of racism for his alleged sale of t-shirts and stickers bearing the phrase "אין ערבים, אין פיגועים" translated as "No Arabs, No terror. [ [http://www.acpr.org.il/ENGLISH-NATIV/03-issue/eidelberg-3.htm Paul Eidelberg: THE DAVID HAIVRI CASE ] ] " David Ha'Ivri has always denied being racist, extremist, or an instigator of causeless violence.

Since the murder of Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane, son of Rabbi Meir Kahane, David Ha'Ivri assumed responsibly for the continuation of the Kahane publications, printing new editions of many Rabbi Kahane classics that had been out of print, as well as translations, websites, and printed newsletters.

--Shomron International Liaison Office--

Since the beginning of 2008 Ha'ivri has worked with Shomron Regional Council, the municipal local government for 31 Jewish towns settlements, promoting public relations, foreign press and arranging tours of the Hilltop communities.