Kerem Navot
Kerem Navot ({{langx|he|כרם נבות}}, "Naboth's Vineyard") is a small Israeli NGO that monitors settlement construction in the West Bank.Contending with Antisemitism in a Rapidly Changing Political Climate. Indiana University Press. 2021. It was established in 2012 by Dror Etkes, who previously did similar work at Peace Now. The group's primary activity is to publish reports on Israel's land practices in the area.Konrad, Edo. [https://www.972mag.com/the-man-on-the-heels-of-israels-settlement-enterprise/ "The man on the heels of Israel’s settlement enterprise"]. +972 Magazine. June 1, 2017.
Activities
The group has collaborated on reports with Peace Now,[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/bad-samaritan-report-says-israeli-settlers-used-grazing-to-grab-swathes-of-west-bank-land/ "‘Bad Samaritan’ report says Israeli settlers used grazing to grab swathes of West Bank land."] The Times of Israel. 21 March 2025. B'Tselem,[https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution "A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution"]. Human Rights Watch. April 27, 2021 and Human Rights Watch. A Kerem Navot/Human Rights Watch report played a role in Airbnb's 2018 decision (reversed six months later) to bar listings located in settlements.[https://www.jta.org/2018/11/23/israel/israeli-settler-sues-airbnb-dropping-west-bank-listings Israeli settler sues Airbnb for dropping West Bank listings]. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. November 23, 2018.
The group was sued for defamation by Zvi Bar Yosef, a settler whom it accused of violence in a 2020 Facebook post.[https://www.the7eye.org.il/519266 ביהמ"ש פסק לטובת מתנחל שתבע כי כונה "אלים": "לאלימות פנים רבות"]. HaAyin HaShevi'it. May 20, 2024. Bar Yosef won the suit, but lost on appeal in 2025 after he failed to appear in court.[https://www.the7eye.org.il/552045 בוטל פסק הדין לטובת המתנחל ש"הטיל אימה]. HaAyin HaShevi'it. May 15, 2025
Staff and funding
According to Guidestar, Kerem Navot had five employees and a budget of NIS 368,872 in 2024.[https://www.guidestar.org.il/organization/514732718 כרם נבות בע"מ (חל"צ) | חל"צ]. Guidestar.