The community to be built is in a location called Maskiyot, near Shadmot Meholah in the Jordan Valley, south of the Kineret Sea. "The Prime Minister has given his approval in principle," Shirat HaYam's Yossi Hazut, head of the secretariat, "but practically, we still have to wait for other ministries and offices to approve."
In the meantime, ten of the families moved this past Thursday into the nearby vacation village Brosh HaBik'ah (Valley Pine). Another two families that joined Shirat HaYam in the final months before the expulsion, and another 8-9 families from elsewhere in Gush Katif, are also planning to join the group when it arrives in Maskiyot.
Maskiyot is to be an agricultural community, and in the meantime, the pioneers will seek employment as workers in other farming communities in the area.
photo above: Shirat HaYam on the day of its expulsion
The beachfront community of Shirat HaYam numbered over 30 families at the time of its destruction over three months ago, but almost half of these were newcomers who came to shore up the ranks in the weeks preceding the expulsion. They were originally taken to Kedumim on the day they were thrown out of their homes, and later moved to Alon Shvut, where lived until last week.