Interviewed in 2004
Israeli Jewish Born in 1951 Lives in Yerucham Profession: Teacher Works at Machsom Watch, Oz V'Shalom/Netivot Shalom, Darom4Peace, Mirkam Ezory Interviewed by: Nahanni Rous
Leah Shakdiel was raised in a religious Zionist home in Israel. After a brief interest in what was later the settler movement Gush Emunim, Leah moved to the southern town of Yerucham with a group of young religious idealists and continues to live there with her family. She is active in many different contexts referring to the conflict: Oz V'Shalom/Netivot Shalom – the religious peace movement, MachsomWatch, Darom4Peace (South for Peace) and Mirkam Ezory (literally, regional texture) - a local organization in Yerucham working to promote the rights of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Rahme.