Youth Settlers 16 years old resting before going to work in Havat Gilad. The hilltop youth age is between 16 - 22.

Many of the “hilltop youth” claim that the mainstream settler movement has lost its way, opting for cheap housing built by local Arab labor. “Hilltop youth” often engage in organic farming and favor Hebrew labor - 'Avoda Ivrit' over Palestinian labor.