Bennett and the Religious Zionist elite Featured Column Bennett and the Religious Zionist elite The Religious Zionist leadership’s decision to avoid a showdown in Evyatar guarantees that the next showdown will be far worse. (July 4, 2021 / JNS) The biggest media story in Israel last week was the fall of the town of Evyatar in Samaria. Evyatar is located between three Palestinian villages and two Israeli villages. It was originally settled in 2013, following the murder nearby of Evyatar Borovsky, only to be destroyed by the Israel Defense Forces. It was settled again in May by 50 families in response to the murder of Yehuda Guetta.