Built with U.S. funds "for peace," could Nachshonim house evacuated Israelis?
Officially, it’s a state-of-the-art logistics and supply depot for an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reserve armored division. Its construction, completed in the mid-2000s, was largely financed by the United States as part of a package deal brokered under the 1998 Wye River Memorandum. The documented purpose? To facilitate the IDF’s withdrawal from parts of Judea and Samaria by providing modern facilities within or near Israel’s internationally recognized borders.
But in a region defined by contingency planning and worst-case scenarios, could this sprawling, secure compound serve another, unstated purpose? As talk of potential Palestinian statehood ebbs and flows, and with it the politically explosive question of Jewish towns deep within Judea and Samaria, some observers question whether facilities like Nachshonim, strategically located and heavily secured, might be earmarked – officially or unofficially – as potential holding or processing centers should a mass evacuation or expulsion of Jewish residents ever occur.
It’s a question rooted not just in the base’s location and scale, but in Israel’s complex and often criticized history of handling large, displaced populations – even its own citizens. Official plans often meet harsh realities, and the results, critics argue, have sometimes prioritized state policy over individual welfare. Could Nachshonim, despite its designation as a logistics hub, become an ad hoc solution in a future crisis?
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