The Wolf family of Kfar Darom wrote an open letter yesterday addressed to the "Land of Israel loyalist public." The letter states, "Whoever wishes merely to assuage his conscience should protest. But whoever really wants to stop the expulsion, should march - not to Jerusalem for a 24-hour protest, but to Gush Katif, Netzarim, and to all the places from where they wish to expel us and destroy... Don't wait for instructions; just get out and go any way you can. Detour around checkpoints, cause the checkpoints to be crowded, occupy and wear out the expulsion forces. Whoever doesn't get through, should block the Ayalon Highway [in Tel Aviv] or other central intersections. Just as Rashi states that the Children of Israel were supposed to march through the sea because it wouldn't stand in their way, so too you must march and the checkpoints won't stand in your way."
Yesha Council buses are scheduled to leave from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem at 4 PM today, towards Netivot, Sderot and Ofakim. The buses will leave from Tel Aviv's northern train station and from Binyanei HaUmah in Jerusalem. The passengers will try to reach Gush Katif from these areas.
The Yesha Council also has other plans for today. All cars in the south are to stop in mid-trip on the highways at precisely 5 PM, causing giant traffic jams that will require police intervention. Similarly, road-blockings are planned for three major intersections at 4 PM: Geha and Shalom in Tel Aviv, and the main entrance to Jerusalem.
Those who can't leave Jerusalem are asked to take part in a march around the Temple Mount gates this afternoon, at 6 PM. The marchers will assemble at that hour in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, near the Ramban Synagogue.
One woman in Gush Katif told Arutz-7, "The mood here is pretty down - and one of their main disappointments is that the people didn't come through to save them. They thought that Kisufim would be blocked, and that other highways would be blocked, but it didn't happen. They feel let down."
It had been estimated that tens of thousands of people blocking roads could stop the disengagement, but as of now, the numbers are estimated only in the thousands.
An unknown people set off yesterday evening towards the south of the country, with the goal of reaching Gush Katif or as close as possible. It was reported that 5,000 of them made it as far as Kisufim, but barely any of them actually made it in to Katif.
Three leading Yesha Council figures - Pinchas Wallerstein, Ze'ev Chever and Bentzy Lieberman - were arrested last night as they tried to sneak into Gush Katif via the Kisufim Crossing.
Police officers waged negotiations with the three at Kisufim, but ultimately decided to arrest them. Contrary to some reports, Yesha Council leader Tzviki Bar-Chai was not arrested. He is presently in Gush Katif at the request of many residents there, having given up his daughter's Bat Mitzvah celebration to answer their call.
Close to 150 people were arrested over the night as they tried to enter, and another 100 were stopped at around 6:30 this morning in the fields around Kisufim. Large groups of people arrived over the night in Sderot, Netivot, Ofakim and elsewhere in the western Negev, planning to continue their trek today.
Dozens of teenagers camping out in Kibbutz Alumim in the western Negev were woken up by special Yassam police early this morning and arrested. The youths were told that if they signed certain papers, they would not be detained - but in the end, they both signed and were forcibly arrested. The police used "great force," according to eyewitnesses, in throwing them onto the buses.
Another large group of arrestees was taken to Ashkelon early last night, where they were later released.
Some of the arrestees said that in Ofakim, many local residents "showered us with love and help." In one incident, an Ofakim resident saw a bulldozer trying to block the way of those trying to reach Kisufim, endangering the life of a young girl in the process. The Ofakim man threw a rock at the bulldozer, breaking one of its windows.
Former Chief Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, spiritual leader of the Shas Party, called on the Knesset Members of his party to utilize their parliamentary privileges and travel to Gush Katif. MK Eli Yishai said that Rabbi Yosef told him this morning, "We must be with the residents and help them in every way."
The Yesha Council continues to call on people to try to arrive in Kisufim and Gush Katif. "This is something for those who are in good physical shape," representatives said, "because it involves a lot of walking and even lying down on the Kisufim Highway."
"The main thing," said Pinchas Wallerstein (pictured), a leader of the Yesha Council, "is to impede the destruction machine, including lying on the road to stop the trucks and bulldozers from entering Gush Katif."
Wallerstein said yesterday, "We are also looking into the possibility of having a sit-in outside the homes of each of the four government ministers who voted against the disengagement but who still refuse to quit the government. Maybe our pressure will cause 2-3 more of them to quit, and this might lead to a lack of legitimacy for the continuation of this terrible decree or the fall of the government."
Yesha Council buses are scheduled to leave from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem at 4 PM today, towards Netivot, Sderot and Ofakim. The buses will leave from Tel Aviv's northern train station and from Binyanei HaUmah in Jerusalem. The passengers will try to reach Gush Katif from these areas.
The Yesha Council also has other plans for today. All cars in the south are to stop in mid-trip on the highways at precisely 5 PM, causing giant traffic jams that will require police intervention. Similarly, road-blockings are planned for three major intersections at 4 PM: Geha and Shalom in Tel Aviv, and the main entrance to Jerusalem.
Those who can't leave Jerusalem are asked to take part in a march around the Temple Mount gates this afternoon, at 6 PM. The marchers will assemble at that hour in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, near the Ramban Synagogue.
One woman in Gush Katif told Arutz-7, "The mood here is pretty down - and one of their main disappointments is that the people didn't come through to save them. They thought that Kisufim would be blocked, and that other highways would be blocked, but it didn't happen. They feel let down."
It had been estimated that tens of thousands of people blocking roads could stop the disengagement, but as of now, the numbers are estimated only in the thousands.
An unknown people set off yesterday evening towards the south of the country, with the goal of reaching Gush Katif or as close as possible. It was reported that 5,000 of them made it as far as Kisufim, but barely any of them actually made it in to Katif.
Three leading Yesha Council figures - Pinchas Wallerstein, Ze'ev Chever and Bentzy Lieberman - were arrested last night as they tried to sneak into Gush Katif via the Kisufim Crossing.
Police officers waged negotiations with the three at Kisufim, but ultimately decided to arrest them. Contrary to some reports, Yesha Council leader Tzviki Bar-Chai was not arrested. He is presently in Gush Katif at the request of many residents there, having given up his daughter's Bat Mitzvah celebration to answer their call.
Close to 150 people were arrested over the night as they tried to enter, and another 100 were stopped at around 6:30 this morning in the fields around Kisufim. Large groups of people arrived over the night in Sderot, Netivot, Ofakim and elsewhere in the western Negev, planning to continue their trek today.
Dozens of teenagers camping out in Kibbutz Alumim in the western Negev were woken up by special Yassam police early this morning and arrested. The youths were told that if they signed certain papers, they would not be detained - but in the end, they both signed and were forcibly arrested. The police used "great force," according to eyewitnesses, in throwing them onto the buses.
Another large group of arrestees was taken to Ashkelon early last night, where they were later released.
Some of the arrestees said that in Ofakim, many local residents "showered us with love and help." In one incident, an Ofakim resident saw a bulldozer trying to block the way of those trying to reach Kisufim, endangering the life of a young girl in the process. The Ofakim man threw a rock at the bulldozer, breaking one of its windows.
Former Chief Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, spiritual leader of the Shas Party, called on the Knesset Members of his party to utilize their parliamentary privileges and travel to Gush Katif. MK Eli Yishai said that Rabbi Yosef told him this morning, "We must be with the residents and help them in every way."
The Yesha Council continues to call on people to try to arrive in Kisufim and Gush Katif. "This is something for those who are in good physical shape," representatives said, "because it involves a lot of walking and even lying down on the Kisufim Highway."
"The main thing," said Pinchas Wallerstein (pictured), a leader of the Yesha Council, "is to impede the destruction machine, including lying on the road to stop the trucks and bulldozers from entering Gush Katif."
Wallerstein said yesterday, "We are also looking into the possibility of having a sit-in outside the homes of each of the four government ministers who voted against the disengagement but who still refuse to quit the government. Maybe our pressure will cause 2-3 more of them to quit, and this might lead to a lack of legitimacy for the continuation of this terrible decree or the fall of the government."