http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/gushkatif/ en-us Wed, 3 Sep 2008 17:38:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073872/posts JERUSALEM – In what some may view as a complete turning of the tables, several major Palestinian terrorist organizations this past weekend staged what they called military training exercises on the grounds of Gush Katif, the former slate of Jewish communities inside the Gaza Strip that were uprooted by Israel three years ago. The exercises were aimed at preparing for attacks against Israel, said terrorist leaders. "The old (Jewish) settlements gave the Palestinian resistance enough space to have big trainings. We never had this space and these possibilities when the Zionists were in Gaza," Abu Muhammad, a senior Gaza-based leader... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073872/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 17:38:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058773/posts (IsraelNN.com) A left-wing kibbutz member, who had never seen a Yesha settlement until the day she came to destroy it, asks forgiveness of the people she expelled. "Three years without a home is much too long," she says. The soldier publicized her story, and request for forgiveness, in an interview with Yedidya Meir on the Kol Chai radio station. She had been an active member of a left-wing youth movement in her kibbutz, never having met a "settler" (Jewish resident of Judea, Samaria and Gaza), or been inside a Jewish town there, in her life. After enlisting in the army,... Arutz 7 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058773/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 21:48:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042384/posts (IsraelNN.com) Gazan Arabs who were employed by Israeli farmers in Gush Katif until the 2005 eviction of Jews from the region are seeking ways to sue their former employers for "wrongful dismissal" and other employee benefits. The uprooting of the vibrant Jewish communities and economy of Gush Katif during the Sharon Administration's "disengagement" from Gaza led to the instant unemployment of about 10,000 people who worked in agriculture and related industries, including 5,000 Arabs from the Palestinian Authority. As of June 2008, over 50 percent of former Gush Katif residents still find themselves unemployed. According to an Israel TV Channel... Israel National News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042384/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:34:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1866462/posts Former Gaza farmers rallied on Sunday to demand that the government fully reimburse them for the land and money that they lost when they were evacuated from their homes two years ago. Saying the government has failed to keep promises to fully compensating them for the loss of their farms, hundreds of protesters gathered outside Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office in Jerusalem. Olmert, they said, should wake up and focus on his own people instead of the Palestinian terrorists. Some demanded his resignation. They called on the government to help them rebuild their homes and livelihoods. According to the May... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1866462/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:40:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1754852/posts http://www.gamla.org.il/english/article/2006/dec/g5.htm Backs against the wall ... OK, I admit it: The writer of these lines loves Eretz Yisrael, the birthplace of the Jewish People, the Holy Land and the Promised Land, without any connection to security considerations. In his opinion, it is forbidden for any Jewish government to harm Eretz Yisrael, let alone to execute ethnic cleansing of its Jews, whatever the circumstances. Gamla http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1754852/posts#comment Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:07:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742952/posts After relative period of calm Gaza's evacuees gear up to fight once again for permanent homes they claim they were promised Shmulik Hadad Published: 11.23.06, 00:23 Gush Katif evacuees living in the cara-villa site in Nitzan announced on Wednesday that they will renew their struggle after a period of relative calm. Renewing the fight is necessary, they said, given the bureaucratic foot-dragging over the permanent homes they had been promised. Yossi Noiman, a former resident of Neve Dekalim who represents the 400 families evacuated from the community, told Ynet that the families want to establish a new permanent community together.... YNet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742952/posts#comment Thu, 23 Nov 2006 02:41:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1736265/posts U.S. Jewish Groups Refuse Aid to Gush Katif Refugees 12:51 Nov 10, '06 / 19 Cheshvan 5767 by Aaron Klein, WorldNetDaily Mainstream American Jewish organizations largely have refused to aid the thousands of Jews evacuated last summer from the Gaza Strip. (Reprinted with permission from WorldNetDaily) Mainstream American Jewish organizations largely have refused to aid the thousands of Jews evacuated last summer from the Gaza Strip, the majority of whom, fifteen months later, are unemployed, and none of whom received permanent housing promised by the Israeli government, WND has learned. The former Gaza residents have appealed for help multiple times... www.israelnationalnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1736265/posts#comment Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:09:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1672137/posts IsraelNN.com) A Haifa resident under siege by Hizbullah attacks and who ignored opponents to the government's expulsion of Gush Katif resident has written the expulsion victims and asked for forgiveness. In an open letter posted on a Gush Katif forum web site, Y. S. wrote, "I closed my business since the beginning of the battle and I don't know what will happen. I never thought that I, a Haifa resident for 30 years, would be a refugee in my own land. "During five years you coped with bombs, and I didn't care. Even when you came to visit me in... Israel National News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1672137/posts#comment Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:11:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1589237/posts A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME From: Moshe Saperstein, Neve Dekalim/Nitzan: A house is not a home. Not necessarily. And this house in Nitzan will never be our home. Though Rachel has worked her customary magic and turned a pigsty into a palace, this house cannot be our home. This house cannot be our home, not because it is a temporary residence. We are committed to living here for a minimum of two years, maximum of four. But few things are as permanent as those labeled temporary, and there is no way of knowing how long we will actually be... Jerusalem Diaries http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1589237/posts#comment Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:17:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1568388/posts The wages of unilateralism By Moshe Arens In August 2005, 10,000 Israelis were forcibly removed from their homes in Gush Katif and northern Samaria, while Kassam rocket launching sites were allowed to move into areas formally occupied by the settlements of Elei Sinai, Nissanit, and Dugit, thus moving them into range of Ashkelon, one of Israel's larger cities. Less than half a year later, Hamas won the Palestinian elections decisively, achieving control over the Palestinian population in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip. While many had given their unreserved approval to Sharon's unilateral withdrawal project, and others felt that the... H a a r e t z http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1568388/posts#comment Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:39:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1552146/posts From Ha'aretz/Kol Israel Reshet Aleph: 06:14 Settler leader: All Israelis, Gaza evacuees too, hope for PM`s recovery (Israel Radio) From The Jerusalem Post: Jan. 5, 2006 6:20 Gaza rabbi believes evacuees will pray for PM By JPOST.COM STAFF Rabbi Yosef Elnekaveh, regional rabbi of Gaza, said early Thursday in an interview to Israel Radio that despite the pain of the disengagement, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had worked for years to build Israel. "He is a brother," Elnekaveh said, adding that the Jewish people should pray for Sharon's recovery. Elnekaveh stated that he believed that most of the Gush Katif evacuees... Kol Israel/Ha'artez News Flash/Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1552146/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jan 2006 05:09:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467720/posts Defense Ministry: Impossible to Move Most Gush Katif Synagogues, Must Destroy Them 18:53 Aug 21, '05 / 16 Av 5765 (IsraelNN.com) In response to a Supreme Court petition regarding moving Gush Katif's synagogues instead of destroying them, the Defense Ministry has reported that most of the region's synagogues are not movable. The ministry said, however, that a symbolic portion of each synagogue would be salvaged. It was reported recently that the IDF is considering demolishing the synagogues using explosives to avoid scenes of bulldozers demolishing Jewish houses of worship. Israel National News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467720/posts#comment Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:34:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1465813/posts Ariel Sharon's logic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: August 18, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com In forcibly removing thousands of Jews from their homes and businesses in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon came up with yet another justification for this illegal, immoral and strategically illogical move. In a televised speech this week on the eve of the unilateral surrender of Jewish communities to terrorists, Sharon praised Gaza's settlers as "pioneers," but insisted that it is time for Israel to leave the area after 38 years. "We cannot hold Gaza for good," he said. "More than a million Palestinians live there,... WND.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1465813/posts#comment Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:10:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463658/posts Special Edition Show: G.Gordon Liddy interviews Valerstein, Shamony, Landau, Ettinger, Indorf, Elon, Eldad, Sheransky, Matar, citizens of Gush Katif, Kfar Maimon, and others live from the Holy Land. On Sirius and XM nationwide and streaming at radioamerica.org. 10aEDT to 1pEDT. www.radioamerica.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463658/posts#comment Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:25:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463500/posts http://www.gamla.org.il/englsh "Gamla" is the organization that heads an umbrella group of all right wing action groups in Israel. Our staff is now in Gush Katif, helping to organize one of the most moral and dramatic civil battles of the modern age - the rights of Jewish people to live freely in the Land of Israel. The "mainstream" media will be out in force, giving you their "side" of events, while the GAMLA staff will be there, also, through their web site, bringing you the sites, the sounds and the TRUE reports of what is happening. Don't get confused by... GAMLA.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463500/posts#comment Mon, 15 Aug 2005 05:12:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463267/posts <p>Live thread for posting breaking news about the Gaza Explulsion which is set to begin within the hour...</p> FR live thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463267/posts#comment Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:25:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460431/posts Gaza community leaders refuse to deliver army eviction notices to residents By Israel Insider staff and partners August 9, 2005 Last night the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) issued two letters to Gush Katif leaders of every community. According to media reports, the community leaders refused to deliver them to Gush Katif residents. (See original Hebrew documents.) Residents told Arutz-7 that they refuse to receive the letters due to the fact that they consider them to be "a cheap media ploy by the security establishment." The leadership of the Gaza Coast Municipality, which received the letters in bulk and was instructed... web.israelinsider.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460431/posts#comment Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:07:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460344/posts This Is How We Will Cancel the Decree by Nadia Matar Aug 10, '05 / 5 Av 5765 This is it. We've come to the bottom line of the struggle. If some supernatural miracle does not occur in the next week, then we must organize and act, to bring about, with our own hands, the natural miracle that, with G-d's help, will result in the cancellation of the deportation decree. To put it simply: anyone who thoroughly understands the situation knows that we have the power to stop the deportation plan. We have a tremendous, determined and believing public. Moreover, a... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460344/posts#comment Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:37:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1455359/posts Don't fall into the trap! Don't spend time trying to figure out how Sharon can be giving away the beautiful communities of Gush Katif in exchange for nothing. Don't stay awake at night puzzled by what is happening. Furthermore, please don't e-mail me articles about the new risks to Israel's security such as the need to fortify rooftops in Ashkelon. Finally, please don't show me articles about Sharon's casino idea. This "disengagement plan" has nothing to do with security. The expulsion 9,000 Jews from their homes will bring about a serious increase in terror and Sharon knows that! It also... Manhigut Yehudit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1455359/posts#comment Tue, 2 Aug 2005 14:59:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1454401/posts As the government steps up its harassments and demonization of any Jew who is loyal to the Torah and Eretz Yisrael, many ask: where did we go wrong? Where did we fail in our efforts to bring the Jewish people closer to its national destiny? Why have we not succeeded in preserving our hold onto the land? Many good Jews grapple with this question, searching their souls as to the reasons for the failure. And I tell you that we have not failed in the slightest! True, we have not attained our goals, but this is not due to any... Revava http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1454401/posts#comment Sun, 31 Jul 2005 23:51:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1453384/posts Sunday: Settlers begin to move Interior Minister Ophir Pines tours sand dunes of Nitzanim and follows the preparations to absorb hundreds of Gush Katif evacuees beginning Sunday; Pines: ‘The speed of construction here is faster than anything in Israel’s history’; a bank, three kindergartens, clinic, and market being built By Doron Sheffer and Roni Sofer NITZANIM -- Everything’s ready for the evacuees: Beginning Sunday, hundreds of former Gaza residents will be housed in luxury mobile homes (“cara-villas”) in Nitzanim. Some 320 temporary apartments have been erected so far, and in the next two weeks, there will be another 30. Interior... Yediot Ahranot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1453384/posts#comment Fri, 29 Jul 2005 20:03:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1449834/posts Just received this video, fast download, approx. 15-20 minute well produced documentary concerning the planned August forced removal of the communities of Gush Katif. I found this extremely informative, and with high ranking officials going on the record re: their concerns. http://www.machonmeir.org.il/leumi/sakin_balev_english_300.wmv Machon Meir http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1449834/posts#comment Mon, 25 Jul 2005 06:02:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1449820/posts Over 3000 years ago, during these very forty days, twelve men walked across this land to gain insight and inspiration. Ten of these men walked in fear and trepidation. Every where they looked confirmed their worst fears about themselves and their deepest concerns about the inhabitants of this land. They saw themselves as "grasshoppers" and felt unable to possess the land that had been promised them by the Almighty. It was impossible not to think about those steps taken in fear and trepidation as we watched tens of thousands of Jews walking through dusty fields and roads and highways attempting... Shorashim | E-Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1449820/posts#comment Mon, 25 Jul 2005 05:10:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1446312/posts After the actions of the last two days, first approving and then retracting permits to hold the mass rally in Netivot, and then finally giving illegal orders to the police and army to prevent protesters from arriving, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, Chief of Police Moshe Karadi, and Internal Security Minister Gidon Ezra should resign in shame. Their jobs are to serve this country and its people, all its citizens and not just those who agree with government policy. Of fundamental importance is the fact that we live in a democracy. It is the government we have chosen and, if we... Israel Insider: Israel's Daily Newsmagazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1446312/posts#comment Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:59:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1446244/posts "...What becomes more and more clear each day, however, is that Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan is neither a disengagement nor a plan. Sharon will not disengage the populations. His only plan involves destroying the lives and livelihoods of 9000 Jews. Beyond this, he has no real goal for separating from the Palestinians. No new hospitals will be built in the Gaza Strip to enable Palestinians to have all their medical needs met there. They will continue to come to Israel, even if they do occasionally try to come to our hospitals to blow them up, as 21-year-old Wafa al-Biri planned... Israel Insider: Israel's Daily Newsmagazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1446244/posts#comment Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:31:26 GMT