New Film Documents Emotional Return to Northern Samaria 21 Years After Evacuation
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
A new film released by the Shomron Regional Council documents the emotional return to Sanur, northern Samaria, 21 years after its evacuation. The footage includes the final moments of the 2005 eviction and the subsequent re-establishment of settlements. The film is part of a plan to establish 19 new settlements in the region, replacing the four that were destroyed. Head of the Shomron Regional Council, Yossi Dagan, stated that this marks a significant revival of the area.
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- A new film documents the emotional return to Sanur, northern Samaria, 21 years after its evacuation.
- The film features rare footage of the final moments of the 2005 eviction, including Rabbi Dov Lior and Yossi Dagan.
- The return is part of the Shomron Regional Council's "Connection Plan" to re-establish settlements.
- The plan aims to establish 19 new settlements in northern Samaria, replacing the four that were evacuated.
- Yossi Dagan declared the return signifies a significant revival and re-establishment of the region.
Twenty-one years after the destruction of settlements in northern Samaria, and following the historic return to Homesh this year, the Shomron Regional Council has released a moving video documenting the return to the area. The film features rare footage from the day of the evacuation of Sanur, taken by photographer Gabi Newman from the roof of the fortress. It captures the final moments as evacuation forces breached the compound after hours of struggle.
The video shows Rabbi Dov Lior tearing the shirt of Yossi Dagan, then a central figure among families and activists protesting the eviction, as Dagan held a Torah scroll. Rabbi Lior instructed Dagan to recite the blessing "Baruch Dayan Ha'emet" (Blessed is the True Judge), comparing the event to the destruction of the Temple. Dagan then vowed, "We pledge here, before us, before the Torah, and before the world, that we and the people of Israel will return to Sanur."
The film also depicts the subsequent return and re-establishment of settlements. Twenty-one years after the expulsion, a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Sanur marked Dagan's declaration, "We have returned home. Our beloved Sanur, we have returned to you again, and this time forever."
This initiative is part of the "Connection Plan" led by the Shomron Regional Council, in partnership with Amona and government ministries, aimed at restoring settlement in northern Samaria. The plan involves establishing 19 new settlements to replace the four that were evacuated, revitalizing the settlement chain from Homesh, Ganim, Kadim, and Sanur, through Eival, Rechavam, and Emek Dotan, to Noa and other planned communities.
Yossi Dagan, now Head of the Shomron Regional Council, stated that this is more than just a return to four settlements; the entire northern Samaria region is reawakening. He contrasted the current "Connection Plan" with the previous "Disengagement Plan," emphasizing the establishment of nineteen settlements instead of four, and asserting that northern Samaria is becoming a central, flourishing part of Israel once again.
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