Thousands March in West Bank to Re-establish Settlements Destroyed in Disengagement
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
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- Over 10,000 people marched to re-establish settlements destroyed in 2005.
- The march commemorated the 21st anniversary of the disengagement.
- Government ministers attended a rally at the re-established settlement of Kadim.
- The Samaria Regional Council plans to establish 19 new settlements.
- The event is part of efforts to rectify perceived injustices of past agreements.
Over 10,000 people participated in the Samaria March, walking from the settlements of Ganim and Kadim, which were destroyed during Israel's 2005 disengagement from Gaza and northern Samaria and re-established this year. The march, organized by the Samaria Regional Council, commemorates 21 years since the original settlements were evacuated and destroyed.
A rally is currently underway in Kadim, attended by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Settlement Affairs Minister Orit Strock, and Knesset Member Limor Son Har Melech. The event began with a festive prayer service in the new settlement of Noa, followed by the march.
Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, declared, "We have returned home to northern Samaria, we will also reach Gush Katif!" He emphasized that the re-establishment of Ganim and Kadim is just the beginning of a vision for 19 new settlements and thousands of new families in the region.
Minister Ben-Gvir stated that settlement in Judea and Samaria serves as a security buffer for Israel and that the government is rectifying the injustices of the Oslo Accords and the disengagement by canceling the Disengagement Law. Minister Strock highlighted the historical shift of establishing 19 new settlements in northern Samaria, replacing the four that were evacuated, and expressed hope for continued settlement expansion.
Knesset Member Son Har Melech, who led the law to cancel the disengagement from northern Samaria, expressed her joy at seeing over 10,000 Jews marching back to their ancestral lands. She vowed to rebuild in areas from which Jews were uprooted, extending this vision to Gaza and all of the Land of Israel.
The march took place about a month after families returned to Ganim and Kadim, as part of the renewal of settlement in northern Samaria. This initiative is part of the "Connection Plan" led by the Samaria Regional Council and the "Amana" organization, following government decisions to establish 19 new settlements in northern Samaria.
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