2005 Disengagement From Gaza

Six Years Later: Journalist Recalls Expulsion Film

Veteran Israeli journalist Rino Tzror recalls the emotional film he made about the Gush Katif expulsion.

6 Years after Famous Photo - Child Visits Gush Katif Museum

6 years after expulsion from Gush Katif, the child who was photographed handing out cookies to the soldiers visits the Gush Katif Museum.

Six Years After Expulsion: 'We Will Come Back'

Hundreds of residents of Gush Katif marked on Wednesday the sixth anniversary of their expulsion from their homes in a special ceremony.

MK Ariel: Final Katif Compensation Bill 'Best We Can Do'

Gush Katif refugees to receive negotiated final compensation. No payment can make up for the suffering, but it is a much improved package.

Gush Katif Comp Finalized

Cabinet Finalizes Gush Katif Compensation

300 million shekel agreement ends the claims for compensation by evacuees from Gush Katif and Northern Samaria.

Ayalon: Uprooting of Gush Katif a Defining Moment

Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon opens events marking six years since the disengagement plan. "It was a defining moment."

Arabs Demand Land of Former Jewish Community

The Arabs are demanding that Israel hand over the land on which the Jewish community of Homesh sat.

Knesset Speaker Advises Gush Katif Lobby to Pressure Government

Decrying bureaucratic obstacles, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin advised the Gush Katif Lobby to promote private members' bills.

Expert: 'The Supreme Court Doesn't See Israel as Jewish State"

Dr. Haim Shain of Shaare Mishpat College says: The Supreme Court supported expelling Jews from their homes, but would never allow it for Arabs.

'Three MKs Secretly Approved State Violence in Expulsion'

Michael Eitan, Ronny Bar-On and Naomi Blumenthal approved special regulations authorizing use of force against citizens.

Jerusalem Fair Presents Products by Gaza Expellees

Gaza evacuees will sell a variety of products in a Jerusalem fair. The organizer: They are people of the highest quality and so are their products.

Can We Keep the Memory of the Katif Bloc Alive?

Gush Katif Day was marked in Israeli schools last week. An expellee tells INN TV that she is afraid that youngsters have forgotten about Katif.

Katzav Said: 'This is Happening to Me Because of Gush Katif'

Moshe Feiglin writes that in a meeting with a third person, former president said his woes are punishment for Disengagement.

After Over 5 Years, Nisanit Expellees Get a Home

After more than 5 years, Jews expelled from the Gush Katif town of Nisanit begin to get new homes in the Galilee.

Setback: Plans to Build Town for Jews Expelled from Gaza Shelved

5 years after expulsion, Nature Preservation Society’s objection to Negev community for the Jewish residents expelled from Gaza is accepted.

Rabbi Weiss: Sharon Lied; I'm Sorry I Was Part of the Expulsion

Rabbi Yisrael Weiss, who told soldiers to obey expulsion orders, has expressed regret over his role in the 2005 expulsion of Jews from their homes.

Ketzaleh: Bar-Lev Being Punished for Disengagement Work

Instead of becoming police director, Uri Bar-Lev is leaving his job, for now - as punishment for his role in the disengagement, says MK "Ketzaleh."

Opinion: Why Gush Katif Still Matters

Disengagement left a wound that will not heal, not only because lives and homes were destroyed, but because it was immoral, unjust and irrational.

Fast Day to Mark 5th Anniversary of Gaza Pullout

Yesha Council rabbis call on the public to participate in a day of fasting and prayer to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Gush Katif pullout.

Rabbis Show Letter from Sharon Promising Disengagement Gains

Rabbinical Congress for Peace warns Netanyahu: stand firm, do not follow in Sharon's footsteps.

Sharon, Just Before Disengagement Announcement: 'I Won't Uproot'

A day after govt's failure in rehabilitating Gush Katif expellees is publicized, a recording of Ariel Sharon saying “I won't uproot” is released.

Official Gush Katif Report: Government Failed Badly

Official Gush Katif investigative committee gives government utterly failing grades. Chairman says process must be streamlined for the future.

Tightening Zionist Ties with the State of Israel

Yeshiva holds seminar to fight the alienation caused by Disengagement, Amona, outpost destructions, construction freeze, media antagonism etc.

Study: Post-Trauma Growth Linked to Faith, Family

A study based on Jews expelled from Gaza links post-trauma growth to faith, family.

Knesset Steps Toward Amnesty For Gaza Expulsion Protesters

The Knesset voted to proceed with legislating amnesty to most of the people charged with offenses in the protests against the Gaza expulsion.

Jewish Home MKs Oppose Bill Preventing IDF Evacuations

MKs Zevulun Orlev and Uri Orbach call proposed bill forbidding IDF from evacuating Jewish settlements 'dangerous.'

Knesset Panel Passes Amnesty Bill for Disengagement Protestors

A Knesset committee has unanimously approved a measure to pardon detainees arrested during protests against the 2005 expulsions from Gaza.

Likud Members Fight Appointment of Sharon Legal Advisor

Likud members are fighting the promotion of Eyal Yinon, a former legal advisor who allowed political appointments during the Disengagement.

Livnat: Sorry about Voting for the Disengagement

Minister Limor Livnat apologized Thursday for the Disengagement, saying she was “deeply sorry” for voting in favor of the measure.

Shades of Disengagement? Soldiers Won't Eat with Judea Jews

IDF soldiers in Judea and Samaria have been told to avoid fraternizing with local Jews in an order reminiscent of pre-Disengagement days.

MKs: Olmert Testimony a Disgrace

Former PM Ehud Olmert angered MKs and former Gaza Jews by blaming those made homeless in the 'Disengagement' for their own plight.

Olmert: Disengagement Was 'Right Thing at Right Time'

Former PM Ehud Olmert tells committee that Disengagement was “the right thing, at the right time,” blames rabbis for failures.

Award to Man who Stopped Bulldozer Terrorist

Updated with video: Israel grants an award to a young Jerusalem soldier, Moshe Plesser, who stopped a terrorist attack in July 2008.

Remembering Gaza's Synagogues

Atty. Gilad Korinaldi writes about the legal and political battle to save the synagogues of Gush Katif.