Anna Sloutskin
Israeli research biologist and co-founder of Uri Tzafon, a campaign to settle southern Lebanon
| Anna Sloutskin
| |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Residence | Occupied West Bank |
| Occupation | Research biologist |
| Known for | Co-founder of Uri Tzafon |
| Sibling(s) | Israel Sokol |
Anna Sloutskin (also spelled Slutskin) is an Israeli research biologist who co-founded Uri Tzafon ("Awake, North Wind"), a campaign to annex and settle southern Lebanon up to at least the Litani River. AFP described her in May 2026 as 37 years old and living in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. She formed the movement in 2024 in memory of her brother, Israel Sokol, an Israeli soldier killed in Gaza.[1]
Stated aims
Sloutskin told AFP: "The idea is that most of the population flees, we move the border, and we do not let that population return, and it remains a part of the State of Israel by declaration." She described the Israeli army's campaign as "the first stage": "The IDF goes in, conquers, and clears. And afterwards we must not withdraw, but settle."[1]
Political contacts
AFP reported that the Israeli government had given "no public political support" to the movement. Sloutskin nevertheless said there was backing from lawmakers and ministers: "Some say it openly, some say it under the table, but there is definitely support." Uri Tzafon published a photo of her meeting the environmental protection minister, Idit Silman, captioned: "During the meeting with the minister, the issue of taking the territory was raised."[1] In March 2026 the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, called for the Litani to become Israel's border.[2]
Border crossings
AFP reported that the movement organised a tree-planting trip to the border in February 2026, during which the army said two civilians crossed the fence.[1] On 5 August 2026 the army detained 17 Uri Tzafon activists who had crossed into Lebanon.[3]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Alice Chancellor, 'Promised to us': The Israelis dreaming of settling south Lebanon Al-Monitor (AFP), 13 May 2026, accessed 22 October 2026.
- ↑ Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Maya Gebeily, Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanon Reuters, 23 March 2026, accessed 22 October 2026.
- ↑ Amir Bohbot and Esther Davis, Uri Tzafon activists detained after breaching Lebanon border The Jerusalem Post, 5 August 2026, accessed 22 October 2026.