Gershon Mesika
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Mesika was born in [[Ashdod]] in Israel to a [[History of the Jews in Tunisia|Tunisian-Jewish]] family. He is an Israeli lawyer. Since 1982, he has lived in the [[Israeli settlement]] of [[Elon Moreh]] with his wife and family. He previously owned a local armored limousine service.[http://shomron.org.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=3454&CategoryID=53&Page=1 Council Head Gershon Mesika – Personal Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721144013/http://shomron.org.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=3454&CategoryID=53&Page=1 |date=21 July 2011 }} Shomron Regional Council |
Mesika was born in [[Ashdod]] in Israel to a [[History of the Jews in Tunisia|Tunisian-Jewish]] family. He is an Israeli lawyer. Since 1982, he has lived in the [[Israeli settlement]] of [[Elon Moreh]] with his wife and family. He previously owned a local armored limousine service.[http://shomron.org.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=3454&CategoryID=53&Page=1 Council Head Gershon Mesika – Personal Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721144013/http://shomron.org.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=3454&CategoryID=53&Page=1 |date=21 July 2011 }} Shomron Regional Council |
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In November 2007, he was elected director of Shomron Regional local government. Immediately after being elected as head of the Shomron Regional Council, Mesika took on the issue of restoring [[Joseph's Tomb]] in the city of [[Nablus]].[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3644068,00.html Hundreds of settlers enter Joseph's Tomb] Ynetnews, 25 December 2008 Under Mesika direction |
In November 2007, he was elected director of Shomron Regional local government. Immediately after being elected as head of the Shomron Regional Council, Mesika took on the issue of restoring [[Joseph's Tomb]] in the city of [[Nablus]].[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3644068,00.html Hundreds of settlers enter Joseph's Tomb] Ynetnews, 25 December 2008 Under Mesika's direction efforts have been ongoing since the end of 2007 to renovate the site.[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129032 Joseph’s Tomb Gets a Paint Job After 9 Years of Arab Desecration] Israel National News, 25 December 2008 |
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==Politics== |
==Politics== |
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