Six years later after Gush Katif uprooted - Images, Videos, Speakers.

GUSH KATIF LIVES!

That is the message delivered on this upcoming 6th anniversary of the Expulsion from 21 Gush Katif/Gaza communities, and 4 northern Shomron communities in August, 2005. First is some introductory material, then videos with speakers from the Yishuv and the Displaced Persons Of Gush Katif.

Settlements in Gush Katif

Bedolah (lit. Crystal)

Bnei Atzmon

Gadid (lit. picking of palm tree fruits)

Gan Or (lit. Garden of light)

Ganei Tal (lit. Gardens of dew)

Kfar Darom (lit. South village)

Kfar Yam (lit. Village of the sea)

Kerem Atzmona

Morag (lit. Harvest scythe)

Neve Dekalim (lit. Palm tree Oasis)

Netzer Hazani

Pe'at Sade (lit. the edge of the field)

Katif (lit. harvest, picking of flowers)

Rafiah Yam

Shirat Hayam (lit. Song of the sea)

Slav (lit. Quail)

Tel Katifa

The Gush Katif settlements were concentrated in one block on the southwest edge of the Gaza Strip and were surrounded by fencing.

In addition to Gush Katif, there were three Israeli settlements on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip (Elei Sinai, Dugit and Nisanit), and another near its center (Netzarim).

Americans for a Safe Israel (AFSI) is an American Jewish group that opposes all territorial withdrawals by Israel. It supports the Israeli settlement movement and campaigned against the Oslo Accords and the evacuation of settlers from Gaza. AFSI was the host for this event.

AFSI said" As we hear talk of abandoning Jews living in Judea and Samaria, in exchange for meaningless promises from the PA/Hamas duo, it is especially important to recall the horrors of the 2005 expulsion. "

This Synagogue was destroyed in Gush Katif mere hours after the Expulsion

10,000 Jews were deported..In fact the entire Jewish population of Gaza-(in 2005) by their own Israeli government.

(Orange became the color marking objection to the Israeli pullout from Gaza "settlements".)

And still many endorse displays of mercy for those whose aim it is to slaughter us.

Dragged onto the deportation buses from their homes

Part 1 of 4 begins with HELEN FREEDMAN

Helen also mentioned the last Outpost article written by their late Founder, Herbert Zweibon.

The featured speakers were Dror Vanunu

Vanunu is a representative from the displaced persons of Gush Katif (Part 2)

Oshri David

Oshri is from the Shomron Liaison Office ( yeshuv.org)

It seems obvious that the defamation of the rabbis of Judea and Samaria is preparation for the de-legitimization of the "settlers." This atmosphere of distrust is deliberately being created within Israel, so that if and when PM Netanyahu swaps land for promises, the citizenry will have been programmed to accept the betrayal of those Jews who fought so hard to reclaim the land and rebuild biblical Israel."

The Shomron regional council is the largest in area size of any other region throughout the State of Israel. Its area is about 11% of the whole country. See here a list of our towns and in each page see films, pictures and more information about the unique inner workings of each community.

Towns of the Shomron:

Alei Zahav

Avni Chefetz

Barkan

Bruchin

Elon Moreh

Etz Efraim

Havat Gilad

Hermesh

Hinanit

Homesh

Itamar

Kfar Tapuach

Kiryat Netafim

Lights for Havat Gilad

Mevo Dotan farm

Migdalim

Nofe Nechemia

Peduel

Revava

Tal Menashe

Tzufim

Yakir

Yitzhar

And RON JAGER

Jager is the Strategic Advisor for Shomron Liaison Office (Part 4)

-Jews lived in Gaza throughout all of known history.

From AFSI, " Jews and Christians throughout America should be aware of the dual nature of life in Israel - while amazing and miraculous accomplishments occur which benefit Israel, America, and the entire world, a poison exists within competing elements in the government which threaten Israel's very existence. "

There followed a Q & A in which these concerns were addressed ( in 2 parts)

Q&A part 1

Q&A part 2

The slogan: "A Jew does not expel Jews." (but sometimes...they do...) Residents were physically deported from their homes. "Despite the fact that promises were made to the residents of Gush Katif that there would be a "solution for every settler", the majority of the Jewish refugees are still jobless and still living in temporary trailers or make-shift homes. "

AFSI deplores this situation and,"continues to support all efforts to help the refugees rebuild their lives. It is especially crucial on this anniversary that we affirm NEVER AGAIN will Israel turn brother against brother in destroying Jewish communities."

Petition For Jewish Rights In Jerusalem And Judea & Samaria

1. In 1917, the Balfour Declaration stated that a homeland for the Jewish people should be re-established in the lands of biblical Israel (an area including Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem.) This was confirmed by the League of Nations in 1922 and the U.N. Charter.

2. The Arab nations rejected the U.N. plan and in 1948 invaded the new Jewish State, inciting the local Arab population to flee and thus creating the artificial "refugee problem."

3. From 1948-1967 Jordan illegally occupied Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem desecrating and destroying Jewish and Christian religious sites and barring Jews from their historic homeland.

4. In 1967 Jordan invaded Israel. Israel fought a successful defensive war in which it reacquired its original sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem, reestablishing Jerusalem as its eternal, undivided capital, a fact recognized by the U.S. Congress in 1995.

Therefore:

We, the undersigned, request that the U.S. government support the right of Jews to live anywhere in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria;

Furthermore, we request that the U.S. government fulfill the legislation overwhelmingly passed in December, 1995 supporting Jerusalem as the eternal, undivided capital of Israel and move the U.S. Embassy there, and further request that the President stop invoking the national security waiver to prevent the Embassy's relocation to Jerusalem.

For those living outside the NYC area, it was suggested that a comparable event IN SUPPORT OF GUSH KATIF could be organized in your community.