New Video Shows Israelis Vowing Return to Evacuated Northern Samaria Settlements
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
A new video released by the Samaria Regional Council commemorates the 21st anniversary of the evacuation of northern Samaria settlements. The footage shows Yossi Dagan vowing to return to Sha-Nur while holding a Torah scroll during the expulsion. The video also documents the recent return to the area and the establishment of new communities as part of the "Hit'chabrut Plan," which aims to build 19 settlements, replacing the four evacuated ones. This initiative signifies a renewed and expanded Israeli presence in northern Samaria.
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- Yossi Dagan vowed to return to Sha-Nur 21 years ago during its evacuation, as shown in a new video.
- The Samaria Regional Council released new footage documenting the 21st anniversary of the northern Samaria settlement evacuations.
- The "Hit'chabrut Plan" aims to establish 19 new settlements in northern Samaria, replacing four evacuated communities.
- The video highlights families returning to and establishing new communities in the northern Samaria region.
- Rabbi Dov Lior likened the expulsion to the destruction of the Temple during the 2003 event.
Twenty-one years after the evacuation of settlements in northern Samaria as part of the Disengagement Plan, the Samaria Regional Council has released a new video documenting the final moments at the Sha-Nur fortress on the day of the expulsion. The footage shows Yossi Dagan, then a families' coordinator and now head of the Samaria Regional Council, holding a Torah scroll and vowing to return to the site. The video, filmed by Gabi Newman, captures the confrontation as security forces breached the fortress rooftop after hours of resident resistance.
In a poignant scene, Rabbi Dov Lior tears Dagan's shirt while he clutches the Torah scroll, instructing him to recite the blessing "Baruch Dayan Ha'emet" (Blessed is the True Judge) and likening the event to the destruction of the Temple. Dagan recites the blessing, and those present respond with "Amen." He then declares, "We pledge here, before us, before the Torah, and before the world, that we and the people of Israel will return to Sha-Nur!"
The video also depicts the return to Sha-Nur 21 years later, with Dagan officiating a ribbon-cutting ceremony and proclaiming, "We have returned home. Our beloved Sha-Nur, we have returned to you again, and this time forever!" The film highlights families participating in the resettlement of northern Samaria, including those moving to new communities like Noa, and those involved in renewing settlements in Kedumim, Ganim, Sha-Nur, Homesh, and Einav.
Families share their motivations for establishing new communities, with the Okon family from Ganim drawing parallels to the dream of returning to Gush Katif. The "Alonai Shomron" core group is also shown during a preliminary tour before moving to the area. The return to evacuated settlements is part of the "Hit'chabrut Plan" (Connection Plan), promoted by the Samaria Regional Council, the Amanah movement, and government ministries.
This plan aims to establish 19 new settlements in the region, replacing the four evacuated communities. Dagan stated that this initiative signifies a broader revival of northern Samaria, with people returning, families arriving, and new settlements being built, contrasting the Disengagement Plan with their "Hit'chabrut Plan" for a much larger return and development of the area as a central part of Israel.
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