Israel reopens once-closed West Bank settlement
- On Thursday, families returned to the former community of Ganim in the northern West Bank, formally reestablishing the settlement almost Twenty-one years after Israel evacuated it during the 2005 disengagement.
- Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attended the ceremony, announcing plans for 11 new communities immediately across Samaria, with ultimate goals reaching 18 communities total.
- Dozens of mobile homes and a Bnei David educational institution were established at the site. Smotrich stressed, 'When we are in Ganim, there is security in Afula, Harish and Hadera.'
- Smotrich attacked political rivals, claiming an Eisenkot-Liberman-Golan government would evacuate the new communities and 'return us to the dangerous Oslo path' of establishing a Palestinian state.
- Alongside the return to Ganim, resettlement of Homesh, Sa-Nur, and Kadim aims to reverse the disengagement, though the move follows a four-day blockade of Qusra that drew international condemnation.
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‘Today is really the beginning’: Families return to Ganim after 21 years
Families began taking up residence in Ganim on Thursday, 21 years after Israel evacuated four communities in northern Samaria, with dozens of caravans placed at the site as part of a government-backed effort to rebuild them.The move is part of a broader effort to reestablish the Jewish communities evacuated during the 2005 disengagement. Jewish residents have already returned to Homesh and Sa-Nur, while Kadim is also expected to be reestablished…
ASSASSINATION PLOT: Shin Bet Foils Alleged Plan To Kill Defense Minister Israel Katz
Israeli security forces thwarted an alleged assassination plot targeting Defense Minister Israel Katz just hours before he was scheduled to attend the inauguration of the renewed community of Ganim in northern Shomron. According to Israeli authorities, the Shin Bet received urgent intelligence Thursday evening indicating that a trained three-man terror cell from Jenin was preparing […]
More and 20 år etter at Israel trakk seg ut av bosetningen Ganim på Vestbredden, gjenåpnes the official.
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Israel reopens once-closed West Bank settlement
The smell of freshly-poured asphalt hung in the air above Ganim's new and only street, where future residents and their families -- who had come to help with the move -- smiled at the sight of their pre-fabricated homes. "A month ago there was nothing here. A rocky mountain, barely any trees, barely any shade. We're arriving now," new resident Reut Baran, 35, told AFP in front of her new home. In a nearby truck, dozens of brand new air condition…
"We are strengthening the safety belt, killing the idea of a Palestinian state and making it clear that Israel's land is ours forever," said Smotrich.
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