When the soldiers knocked on their door, the Petusi family invited them in to recite Psalms with them. Each of the children then read aloud - or had the soldiers read - letters they had written. The gist of the letters: "How are you able to participate in such a crime?"
Inbal then read aloud a letter she had written listing all of her family's relatives, spanning four generations, who are being expelled these days.
In response to Arutz-7's request, she provided a quick synopsis of this list:
"First of all, 20 years ago, my father's parents arrived in N'vei Dekalim. They built a beautiful house, with fruit trees all around, and a chicken coop outside... A month ago, my grandfather passed away, after a long illness - complicated by the sorrow of the upcoming expulsion. My grandmother was taken to a hotel last week, but she couldn't bear it. After one day, she left, and now she is with her children in Talmon and Psagot. Her future - unknown.
"My parents came to this area 27 years ago, helping found the community of Ganei Tal. They had a beautiful nursery of geraniums. They were expelled this past Wednesday, with my two unmarried sisters.
"I have a brother who is in the IDF, married with a little daughter, and they were also expelled from Ganei Tal.
"I have a sister who was living in Shirat HaYam for the past six months. She is pregnant and has three children. She and her family were expelled together with the others to Kedumim, and is planning to remain with them - but they don't know where.
"My husband's parents have been living in Atzmonah for 15 years, where they raised ten children. Four of them are not yet married. In addition to my husband, they have another child living here - a married daughter with four children, who are also being expelled today from Moshav Katif."
Inbal noted that no one can even ask for help from their family, as might be customary in such situations, "because we're all in the same boat - no future, no jobs, no school for the children, and so on and so forth."
Inbal then read aloud a letter she had written listing all of her family's relatives, spanning four generations, who are being expelled these days.
In response to Arutz-7's request, she provided a quick synopsis of this list:
"First of all, 20 years ago, my father's parents arrived in N'vei Dekalim. They built a beautiful house, with fruit trees all around, and a chicken coop outside... A month ago, my grandfather passed away, after a long illness - complicated by the sorrow of the upcoming expulsion. My grandmother was taken to a hotel last week, but she couldn't bear it. After one day, she left, and now she is with her children in Talmon and Psagot. Her future - unknown.
"My parents came to this area 27 years ago, helping found the community of Ganei Tal. They had a beautiful nursery of geraniums. They were expelled this past Wednesday, with my two unmarried sisters.
"I have a brother who is in the IDF, married with a little daughter, and they were also expelled from Ganei Tal.
"I have a sister who was living in Shirat HaYam for the past six months. She is pregnant and has three children. She and her family were expelled together with the others to Kedumim, and is planning to remain with them - but they don't know where.
"My husband's parents have been living in Atzmonah for 15 years, where they raised ten children. Four of them are not yet married. In addition to my husband, they have another child living here - a married daughter with four children, who are also being expelled today from Moshav Katif."
Inbal noted that no one can even ask for help from their family, as might be customary in such situations, "because we're all in the same boat - no future, no jobs, no school for the children, and so on and so forth."