Regavim

What Regavim does

Regavim (the Regavim Movement) is an Israeli nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 2006 and headquartered in Jerusalem, operating with 11–50 employees across a national field presence. Its stated mission is to prevent illegal seizure of state land and to protect the rule of law in land-use policy throughout Israel, with field operations covering the Negev, Galilee, Jerusalem, and Judea and Samaria (including Area C). Regavim is organized into three operating divisions — Field, Research, and Legal — that together convert on-the-ground documentation into position papers, litigation, and direct policymaker engagement.

Regavim's core technology consists of field documentation, aerial photography, and GIS mapping used to systematically catalog illegal construction. The organization publishes an annual 'War of Attrition' report quantifying illegal structures in Area C (81,317 structures covering roughly 150,000 dunams per its 2022 report), alongside regional studies such as 'The Vanishing Negev' and 'Virtual Reality: The Myth of Historic Bedouin Villages'. Its Legal Division prosecutes exemplar cases through the bureaucracy to the High Court of Justice, having secured precedent outcomes including the revocation of the Mukhtar Protocol and conditional orders on Khan al Ahmar. Recent publications extend beyond investigative reports into authored books (Bedouistan, by Director General Meir Deutsch) and forward-looking policy frameworks (the Sde Boker Initiative for the Negev through 2050) and environmental governance (the December 2025 'Green Now' report on cross-border pollution).

As a Zionist NGO, Regavim operates on a donation-based revenue model and does not sell commercial products or services. Its go-to-market is community-led advocacy: 31 annual field tours with Knesset members and policymakers, 391 legal letters to authorities, and 19 petitions to the courts, supported by a multi-channel presence across Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, Instagram, Telegram, WhatsApp, monthly newsletters, webinars, and a bilingual website. The customer base is concentrated in two constituencies: ideologically aligned donor supporters, and Israeli government policymakers engaged through field tours and policy submissions.

Name

Regavim

Legal name

The Regavim Movement

Website

https://regavim.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Regavim is an Israeli nonprofit advocacy organization that uses field documentation, GIS mapping, and aerial photography to monitor illegal construction and advance land-use policy through research, litigation, and direct engagement with Israeli policymakers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Transitional Justice, Accountability & Reparations (BPADAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Land policy advocacy
• Field research mapping
• Nonprofit policy research
• Legal advocacy services
• GIS documentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Jerusalem

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support: Regavim is a nonprofit organization that operates primarily through donations and public support. The website features a 'To donate' button and encourages supporters to join and contribute financially to the movement's activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Regavim is a Zionist NGO that documents, monitors, and maps land use and illegal construction across Israel through fieldwork, aerial photography, and GIS mapping. The organization formulates position papers and legislation proposals, and prosecutes exemplar cases through the Israeli court system up to the High Court of Justice to advance land policy and governance reforms.

Product overview

Regavim is a Zionist NGO organized into three operational divisions: Field Division, Research Division, and Legal Division. The organization does not offer a unified software product but provides advocacy services and publishes research reports, position papers, maps, and policy proposals. Key publications include the Bedouistan book, War of Attrition Report, Sde Boker Initiative, and The Vanishing Negev Report. The organization also provides legal advocacy services, field monitoring, and educational webinars on land policy and governance issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Field Division Services On-the-ground field documentation, monitoring, and GIS mapping of land use and illegal construction throughout Israel, including field tours with Knesset members and policymakers.
• Research Division Services Formulation, promotion, and publication of position papers and proposed legislation on governance and public policy issues affecting Israel.
• Legal Division Services Prosecution of exemplar cases through the bureaucratic system up to the High Court of Justice, spotlighting selective enforcement and lacunae in Israeli land law.
• War of Attrition Report Annual documentation and GIS-mapped report on the status of land in Area C of Judea and Samaria, tracking illegal construction patterns and quantifying year-over-year changes.
• Bedouistan (Book) Book authored by Director General Meir Deutsch providing an insider's view of lawlessness in the Negev region.
• Sde Boker Initiative Comprehensive policy roadmap for the future of the Negev through 2050, covering national planning, development imperatives, and land ownership resolution.
• The Vanishing Negev Report In-depth study of land use policy in the Negev examining the history and ownership claims of the Bedouin community.
• Virtual Reality: The Myth of Historic Bedouin Villages Report Report based on aerial photograph analysis from the 1940s arguing that claimed historic Bedouin villages were not established before the State of Israel.
• Educational Webinars Educational webinar content on governance, land policy, and environmental issues for supporters and policymakers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel: Adalah is an Israeli legal advocacy NGO that litigates before Israeli courts on land, planning, and minority rights issues, including Bedouin land claims in the Negev. It operates the same Field-Research-Legal triad as Regavim and frequently files competing petitions to the High Court of Justice on the same enforcement topics.
• B'Tselem: B'Tselem is an Israeli human rights organization that documents Israeli conduct in the West Bank and East Jerusalem through field research, photography, and legal advocacy. While ideologically opposed to Regavim, it uses the same Field-Research-Legal operational structure, files High Court petitions, and competes for the same Israeli civil society donor and policymaker attention.
• Yesha Council: The Yesha Council is the umbrella municipal body of Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria. It is a direct peer in Israeli land-policy advocacy, representing the same ideological constituency Regavim serves, engaging Knesset members on Area C issues, and frequently litigating or submitting position papers on planning and enforcement matters.
• Yesh Din: Yesh Din is an Israeli human rights NGO that documents and litigates issues in the West Bank, including law enforcement against settlers and illegal construction. It shares Regavim's Field-Research-Legal operational structure and High Court litigation model, and competes for attention on the same West Bank enforcement topics, though from an opposing ideological position.
• Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality: Dukium is an Israeli NGO focused specifically on Bedouin civil rights and land policy in the Negev, the same primary terrain of Regavim's southern operations. Both organizations file High Court petitions on Khan al Ahmar, al-Arakib, and Bedouin village recognition, and compete for the same policymaker and donor attention.
• Peace Now: Peace Now is an Israeli NGO that, like Regavim, monitors and litigates settlement and land-use policy in Israel and the territories. Both organizations file petitions to the High Court of Justice on planning and enforcement issues, operate field documentation programs, and publish position papers aimed at Israeli policymakers, making them direct ideological counterparts in Israeli land-policy advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• Israel Democracy Institute: IDI is a leading Israeli think tank producing research on governance, the judiciary, and rule of law. It is a broad incumbent peer because Regavim's policy advocacy on rule of law and governance overlaps with IDI's research output, and both organizations engage the same Knesset audiences on constitutional and administrative issues.
• Israel Nature and Parks Authority: INPA is the Israeli government body responsible for nature reserves and national parks, and is a stakeholder in environmental and land-use enforcement in the Negev and elsewhere. It is a broad incumbent peer because it shares Regavim's interest in preventing illegal construction on protected lands, but operates as a government agency rather than an advocacy NGO.
• JNF (Jewish National Fund): JNF is a major Israeli land-management and environmental organization that owns and develops significant landholdings in the Negev and Galilee. It is a broad incumbent peer because it operates in the same geographic and policy space as Regavim (land use, Negev development, environmental issues) but does so at a vastly larger scale with a different mandate.

Regional players

• Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS): JISS is an Israeli think tank focused on national security, foreign policy, and the geopolitical dimensions of Israeli territorial control. It is a regional peer because its policy output on Area C, settlement issues, and Bedouin policy shares an analytical perspective with Regavim's research division, even though it does not perform field documentation or direct legal advocacy.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RegavimEng
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/RegavimEdu
• Facebookfacebook.com/regavimeng
• Instagraminstagram.com/regavimeng
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/regavim

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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