2005 Disengagement From Gaza

Gush Katif Expellee: Expulsion is Still a Part of My Identity

10 years later, those who were youths during the Gush Katif expulsion, gather to reflect.

Rabbi Lau: Sharon 'Feared Civil War' Before Disengagement

Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau revealed Tuesday that he had met with then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a month before the Disengagement.

Bennett Warns: You Can't Run From Terror

Education Minister meets students at Gush Katif Center in message against expulsion of Jews.

US Jews 'Failed Gush Katif, Like We Failed Holocaust Victims'

Rabbi Yoel Schoenfeld believes American Jews have a lot to answer for in failing to stop the Disengagement.

Still in the Maze, 10 Years On

Prize-winning posters depict the alienation and yearning of Gush Katif expellees.

Gush Katif Evacuees to Disengagement Head: You Abandoned Us

Ten years since expulsion from Gaza, residents meet with head of relocation and pin him down for continuing to neglect them.

Watch: 10 Years Later, Reliving the Gaza Expulsion

Photo exhibit travels Israeli campuses to remind next generation how all Israelis, left and right, 'suffered a lot' by leaving Gush Katif.

Disengagement Commander Says: I Had to Do It

Ten years after, Col. (res.) Gershon Hacohen says if he'd refused orders, matters would have been worse.

Deri Says Shas 'Strives for Peace, Not Expelling Jews'

Aryeh Deri visits Gush Katif Museum and tells Arutz Sheva his party policy is to 'do everything to protect Jewish communities.'

Liberman: Phony Likud 'Rightists' Can't Lecture Me

Avigdor Liberman slams Likud members who called him soft on the peace process; 'The Likud led the disengagement.'

Autonomy, not Sovereignty: Oslo Accords and Statehood

MK Feiglin: Gillon Should Sit at Home and Shut Up

Deputy Speaker Feiglin responds to Carmi Gillon's criticism of Netanyahu: 'He should sit at home, shut up, and stop evaluating us.'

Police Refuse Gun License for Soldier over Disengagement Protest

Ben-Gvir slams 'political harassment'; elite solder allowed to defend state, can't have handgun for defense over opposition to expulsion.

Bill to 'Reverse the Disengagement' in Samaria

Could Jews return to Homesh and Sa-Nur? Bill backed by several MKs to right the 'terrible decree' of the Disengagement.

'Keystone Kops' Ordered to Compensate Couple on False Arrests

Arrested not once, but three times on phony charges, a Jerusalem couple was awarded NIS 45,000 for their trouble

Cops Reopen Case Against Disengagement Protester - 9 Years Later

Nine years after being arrested for violating the law during a rally protesting expulsion from Gaza, Miriam Schlissel is to go to trial.

Meretz Blames 'Settlements' for Hamas Rockets

MK Shaked blasts MK Galon after the latter says Netanyahu is 'sacrificing residents of the south' to avoid 'peace talks.'

Nobel Prize-Winner Says UNHRC Gaza Probe Simply 'Anti-Semitism'

Prof. Aumann says Israel brought war on itself by expelling Gush Katif, while leftist organizations feed foreign 'lawfare' with lies.

Saar: Current War Started With the Disengagement

Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar said that the roots of the Gaza war could be found in the 2005 Disengagement.

Could Artificial Island Solve Gaza Problem?

Minister proposes giving Gaza a port, airport – without compromising on Israel’s security.

Remember How this Mess Began

Mofaz Insists Disengagement 'Saved Lives'

Kadima MK who oversaw Disengagement argues that the plan saved ‘hundreds of lives, maybe more.’

Liberman: IDF Operation Should 'Go All the Way', Retake Gaza

Foreign Minister says Israel should take advantage of Hamas's rejection of ceasefire agreement to decisively defeat them.

'Hideous Mistake of Disengagement Obvious to All'

Dean of Sderot Yeshiva tells Arutz Sheva about the strength of the city, and the obvious conclusions of the rocket escalation.

'Apologize to the Families of Gush Katif'

Resident uprooted in 2005 Disengagement plan says Israeli public starting to sober up; 'we defended Israel with our bodies.'

Plus ça Change, Plus c'est la Même Chose

Egged Sues State for NIS 55 million Over Disengagement Losses

Egged, the bus company says, was one of the biggest losers in the 2006 disengagement - and it's still waiting for state compensation.

Netanyahu 'Separation' Quote that Worried Nationalists – Denied

An angry MK Elkin says leaked report that PM told MKs he wants to 'part' from Palestinians is untrue.

Landau to PM: Lose the Word 'Unilateral'

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu needs to be a little more careful with his words - especially the word 'unilateral,' Uzi Landau says.

Homesh Group: Govt. is Trying to Shut Down Homesh Yeshiva

The “Homesh First” group slammed the IDF's decision to cancel the annual Passover event in the Shomron (Samaria) community.

IDF Chief of Staff Calls to Retake Gaza, Take on Iran

General Benny Gantz surprisingly candid in speech to high school students, admits 'classified operations' always in the works.

Elkin: Learn From Mistake of the Disengagement

Referring to the disengagement, Deputy Foreign Minister Zeev Elkin said that Israel had given up security “in exchange for nothing.”

Purim Marked at Razed Samaria Village

Fifty men, women and children join Megilla reading at Homesh, which was abandoned in the 2005 Disengagement.

Danon: Netanyahu's Behavior Reminiscent of Sharon's

Deputy Defense Minister says Kerry's framework "is trying to turn us into Meretz. That's not going to happen."

'Disengagement' Planner Reveals PR Campaign

Eyal Arad speaks at Ariel University conference, warns lesson that Israeli public flocks behind strong leader must be learned.

Sheetrit: US Should Force PA, Israel to 'Swallow their Medicine'

Hatnua MK Meir Sheetrit said in an interview that he “hoped” that the United States would force Israel to accept a peace deal.

Rabbinical Court Rejects Gush Katif Case Against Hareidi MK

A rabbinical court has thrown out a lawsuit against MK Moshe Gafni brought by residents of Gush Katif who were thrown out of their homes.

Public Opinion Key to Keeping Judea and Samaria, Experts Say

Ahead of Thursday's academic conference on the Disengagement, and in light of peace talks, experts note the power of the public eye.

Former MK: No Land Swap - For Political Reasons

Attorney and former MK Elyakim Haetzni tells Arutz Sheva that Netanyahu will not choose a land swap - so as not to lose the Likud.

National Service Volunteer Fired for Explaining ‘Disengagement’

National service volunteer is told to leave her post at a school after answering child who asked what the Disengagement was.

An Analysis of Expulsion: University Tackles ‘Disengagement’

Universities begin academic examination of the Disengagement. Expert: The idea to ‘Disengage’ started in academia.

'Next Year in Rebuilt Homesh'

Young couple receives blessings from MKs Ariel and Levin before wedding at Samaria community destroyed in 2005 'Disengagement.'

Gush Katif Jews Rebuild Destroyed Synagogue

Jews from Ganei Tal build synagogue in Shakem near Ashdod after the model of their synagogue in Gaza, 'until we return to Gush Katif.'

Interview: Remembering Gush Katif in Schools Across Israel

Arutz Sheva takes a look at how the Gush Katif Committee conveys the horror of the Disengagement to school children.

Struk Not Sorry for Calling Sharon 'Israel's Greatest Destroyer'

Jewish Home MK Orit Struk unapologetic for criticism of Ariel Sharon’s legacy. 'He would have brought a disaster upon us.'

Arutz Sheva Interview

'I Told Sharon, My Grandchildren Will Build Samaria'

Activist Moshe Zar, who served under Ariel Sharon in IDF, relates his intimate understanding of the builder-turned-destroyer.

Covering Ariel Sharon's 2001-06 Term as Prime Minister

MK Kalfa: We Cannot Forget What Sharon Did to Us

Zevulun Kalfa, thrown out of his home in Gush Katif, remembers well the harrowing and difficult experience he and his family went through.

Ariel Sharon Created a Palestinian Arab State in 2005

Final irony

Iron Dome to Guard Sharon Burial from Gaza Rockets

The tight security for Ariel Sharon's Negev funeral shows what a 'success' the Disengagement was, said MK Moti Yogev.

Eldad: Good and Bad, It Was All the Same Sharon

Former MK Aryeh Eldad said that Ariel Sharon was “complicated,” deserving credit for much, but condemnation for other things.

Former Minister: 'Sharon Couldn't Look Me in the Eye'

Politician and Gush Katif activist Tzvi Hendel said that, despite the good Sharon did, "I cannot forgive him for the Disengagement'.

Internal Security 'Investigate Celebration of Sharon Death'

Yeshiva twice destroyed by Sharon scrutinized after quote posted hinting Sharon was 'apostate informer'. Arab celebrations ignored.

'Media Praise of Sharon Tells Netanyahu To Expel'

Activist Daniella Weiss of Gush Emunim says media using the death of Sharon to promote further expulsions.

Bennett on Sharon: 'Talk Disengagement Another Day'

Jewish Home Chairman praises Sharon's military career, asks to skip over Gush Katif destruction for now. Knesset prepares memorial.

Friends and Colleagues Say Goodbye to Sharon

A quick succession of close friends and members of his former office visit Ariel Sharon's hospital room in quick succession.

Doctors: End for Sharon Could Come 'Within Hours'

Doctors tell Sharon family members that they do not expect him to survive the weekend, although the end could come within hours.

Torah Survived Holocaust But Not 'Disengagement'

Two wooden handles of 90 year old German Torah displayed at Katif Center, parchment suddenly blackened shortly after expulsion.

Rain Ends School for 'Neglected' Gush Katif Expellees

Rain could collapse caravan ‘schools’ given to families from Gush Katif. ‘We still don’t know when we’ll get a building.’

Moving Brit Milah on the Ruins of Homesh

Limor Har Melech, who lost her husband in a 2003 terror attack and remarried, had her baby circumcised on the ruins of Homesh.