To mark the two years since the destruction of the Jewish towns of Gush Katif by then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his close advisors Ehud Olmert, Shaul Mofaz, and others, former residents and supporters returned to the Kissufim crossing – the access route to what was once their homes.
IsraelNN TV's Yoni Kempinski joined the expelled residents to the closest place to the ruins of their communities. Click below to see the Special Feature.
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One teary–eyed woman noted, "The tears are especially because it was our brothers who carried out the pogrom. Except for killing us, they did everything – expelled us, demolished Jewish homes, destroyed Jewish communities..."
Ami Shaked, the legendary security chief of Gush Katif, spoke at the ceremony. Known as a tough fighter, he broke down crying as he said,
"Everyday, especially at night the longing becomes greater." He turned to the youth present at the ceremony with a special request. "Do me a great kindness. If I become old, take me with you. And if I shall die, carry my bones and lay me to rest in my fields, under the palm tree."