Benaia mechina
AMIT pre-military academy (mechina) in the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim in the occupied West Bank
| AMIT Benaia Pre-Military Mechina
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| Type | Pre-military academy (mechina) |
| Headquarters | Ma'ale Adumim (occupied West Bank) |
| Remarks | Located in an Israeli settlement in occupied territory[1] |
The Benaia mechina ("AMIT Benaia Pre-Military Mechina") is a pre-military academy in Ma'ale Adumim run by the AMIT school network, which lists it among its schools.[2]
Location and occupation
Ma'ale Adumim is in the West Bank, occupied by Israel since 1967; B'Tselem lists it among Israeli settlements.[3] United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) states that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, have "no legal validity".[1]
Link to IDF service
Pre-military academies (mechinot) are gap-year programmes that prepare young Israelis for service in the Israel Defense Forces; an IDF report in 2013 found that 79.5% of mechina graduates enlisted in combat units.[4] See Mechinot.
UK funding
AMIT's UK charity is Friends of Amit Women - UK. No UK payment to the mechina itself was found in the accounts reviewed.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United Nations Security Council, Resolution 2334 (2016), 23 December 2016 (Israeli settlements in "the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem" have "no legal validity").
- ↑ AMIT, Outstanding Schools amitchildren.org, viewed 20 October 2026 (AMIT-side: the network's own list; "The AMIT Network includes 92 schools located in 29 cities throughout Israel"; the page footer reads "AMIT Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax ID: 13-5631502").
- ↑ B'Tselem, Statistics on Settlements and Settler Population, accessed 21 October 2026 (critical source).
- ↑ Maayana Miskin, Twice as Many Officers from Premilitary Academies Israel National News, 26 May 2013, accessed 21 October 2026.