Yossi Dagan (Hebrew: יוסי דגן) Israeli grassroots community organizer as a leader of Homesh First a grassroots organization dedicated to resettling and rebuilding Homesh. Homesh First was formed after the homes of the Jewish residents of Homesh were razed and Jewish community was evicted as part of Israel's disengagement in August 2005. Dagan himself was a resident of Sanur which was also demolished and evacuated as part of the 2005 disengagement plan. is married and father to three small children. He lives in Shavi Shomron, a Jewish town or settlement to the west of Shechem/Nablus. He has a Master's Degree in Law and is an officer in the IDF reserves. In August 2015 Dagan was elected as Head of the Shomron Regional Council, replacing Gershon Mesika, who resigned from his post following involvement in the Yisrael Beteynu scandal. He received support of 63% of the voters in general elections that were held for the Shomron Regional Municipal government on Aug. 6, 2015.