Homesh

Yeshiva students arrested after being attacked by Arabs

Following a complaint of stones and firebombs thrown at Homesh yeshiva, police descended en masse and arrested the yeshiva's students.

Civil Administration destroys yeshiva in Homesh

Two weeks after yeshiva beit midrash was demolished, forces arrive to continue demolition. Rabbis and students arrested.

Rabbi Lau condemns desecration of Holy Ark in Homesh

Israel Chief Rabbi David Lau to Defense Minister Gantz after evacuation of yeshiva in Homesh: 'Difficult sights unfitting for Jewish state.'

Minister Smotrich's brother arrested in the middle of the night

Brother suspected of violating Disengagement Law by staying in destroyed community of Homesh. Smotrich decries "police state."

Shabbat in destroyed Samaria community

300 visit Homesh yeshiva 14 years after Homesh was destroyed during 2005 Disengagement.

'Let the Jews back!'

Families expelled form northern Samaria in 2005 demand right-wing politicians pledge to allow them to return.

Sa-Nur expellees come home

Thirteen years after their town was demolished, Sa-Nur expellees visit the site of their former town together with MKs and supporters.

Ariel in Homesh: Waiting for disengagement to be nullified

Agriculture Minister visits Yeshivat Homesh, calls them 'most pioneering group in Israel 2018. We continue to work so we can return home.'

Next year in Sa-Nur!

Samaria evictees present PM with matzah baked in Sa-Nur, request he cancel Disengagement Law and let them return to homes destroyed in 2005.

Likud to support return to northern Samaria communities

Likud supports preliminary vote on bill allowing Jews freedom of movement in evacuated areas of northern Samaria.

Samaria youth throw stones at Haaretz reporter

Jewish youths attack Haaretz journalist, photographer in northern Samaria. Reporters say they had a friendly talk with attackers afterwards.

Arabs attack yeshiva students in Samaria

Masked Palestinian Arabs attack yeshiva students in Homesh. Students drive away the attackers.

Arabs set fire to Samaria yeshiva

Yeshiva in Homesh torched during Arab "day of rage". MK Smotrich: Every place we've left has turned into a place of terror.

Residents arrested for returning to site of destroyed homes

Former residents of Homesh, destroyed in 2005, arrested while having a Sabbath meal at the site of their destroyed former community.

'Their arrest is unnecessary, and political'

Attorney Itamar Ben-Gvir claims police have 'political agenda' to infringe upon rights of religious Jews after 32 arrested at Joseph's Tomb.

Government ministry seeks to strengthen worldwide Jewish ties

Connecting Jews in Israel and the Diaspora is the aim of a new campaign launched by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs.

Police seek to arrest Jewish terror victim?

Homesh Yeshiva says police told parents of terror car ramming victim they will arrest their son soon.

'We Will Return to Northern Samaria'

Three hundred people return to Homesh over Simchat Torah and bring joy back to the ruins of a once-thriving community.

Homesh Hosts Hundreds on Tisha B'Av Night

On Saturday night, the eve of Tisha B'Av, dozens gathered to read the book of Eicha in the northern Samaria community of Homesh.

'The Last Word on Expelled Jewish Towns is Yet to be Said'

Widow of terror victim tells Arutz Sheva she and her children waiting to return home to Homesh 10 years later and 'undo the crime.'

Minister Elkin Calls for Repeal of 2005 Samaria Eviction

If Minister Ze'ev Elkin gets his way, residents of four Samaria towns uprooted in the Disengagement will be able to return and rebuild.

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.

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.

Punishment? IDF Cancels Passover Event in Homesh

IDF cancels the annual Passover event in Homesh, but denies cancellation is connected to recent tensions in Yitzhar.

Yeshiva Boys Escape Police – into Arab Hands

Torah students who were forcibly evicted from Homesh found themselves in the hands of Palestinian police. They are safe.

Purim Marked at Razed Samaria Village

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

Alert Students Thwart Attack on Homesh

Yeshiva students thwart bomb attack outside Israeli town that was given to PA.

'Next Year in Rebuilt Homesh'

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

Palestinian Arab Driver Tries to Run Over IDF Soldiers

Suspect in attempted hit-and-run in Samaria flees the scene; second attempted attack on soldiers in 24 hours.

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.

Eviction Fails to End Fight to Return to Homesh

MKs among those who continue struggle for Homesh despite decision to hand it to PA. ‘Anti-Semitic rally illustrated the danger.’

Video: Victory at Shdema

After 5 years of a tenacious struggle led by Women in Green – a Jewish community is born at Shedema.

Shock in Samaria: Israeli Leftists at Anti-Semitic Rally

EU-funded Israeli group, PA official at anti-Semitic Arab celebration where revelers called to murder Jews.

Homesh is Jewish Land - With God's Help We Will Return

Activists defiantly return to abandoned Jewish community, repaint symbolic menorah after it was defaced by Arab activists.

PLO Flag Flies over Homesh

Anti-Semitic posters replace menorah as PA Arabs take over former Jewish community.

PA Arabs Take Homesh on Shuli Har Melech's Birthday

Brother of Shuli Har Melech, who lived in Homesh and was murdered a decade ago, is appalled by decision to allow Arabs to take over Homesh.

Arabs to be Allowed to Settle Former Jewish Community of Homesh

Jews are still banned from entering Homesh, but PA Arabs, according to a new government order, are now allowed into Homesh.

Will 2013 See Revival of Homesh?

Minister, MKs rally at location of Samaria community razed by Sharon, hint that it will be rebuilt.

Thousands Celebrate at Homesh

Ministers, MKs join event at Samaria community abandoned and razed in Disengagement.

Effort to ‘Fix’ Disengagement Gets Boost with Homesh Pact

Thousands to sign pact to ‘right the wrong’ of Disengagement, senior Likud politicians join the call.

Homesh Back on the Map

North Samaria town put symbolically back on the map as rebuilding efforts continue post-Disengagement.

Dozens Celebrate Purim at Homesh

Dozens of people gathered at Homesh Saturday night to hear the reading of the Megilla (Scroll of Esther) on Purim evening

MK Danon in Homesh: Fire Barak!

MK Danny Danon attended a rally in Homesh; called on the Prime Minister to rebuild the town - and to dismiss Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

Eldad: Destroying Settlements is 'Criminal Folly'

MK Aryeh Eldad told thousands at a rally in Homesh that Israel must amend its laws to ensure the Jewish presence in northern Samaria endures

Tu B'Shvat Celebrated in Destroyed Shomron Community

Fifty activists from the Homesh First group celebrate a Tu B'Shvat seder in the community of Sa-Nur, destroyed in 2005.

Yom Kippur Marked in Homesh

The town of Homesh continues its unofficial rebuilding with Yom Kippur prayers including rabbis, academics and more.

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.

Brigade Breaks IDF Orders at Homesh, Forces Sabbath Violations

A Home Front brigade broke IDF orders and a Cabinet decision and forced Sabbath violations at Homesh for the first time in several months.

Purim in Homesh, at Joshua's Tomb

Jews make their way to Joshua's Tomb and to the demolished Jewish town of Homesh to celebrate the holiday of Purim.

Razed but Not Abandoned: Hakafot at Homesh

Activists celebrate Simchat Torah and Hakafot Shniyot at Homesh, which was destroyed by the Sharon government in 2005 to appease Israel's foes.

Homesh Sees First Bar Mitzvah since 2005 Expulsion

The town of Homesh, destroyed in the Disengagement, is the site of a bar mitzvah for the first time in years.

MK Takes Off Gloves to Fight Anti-Expulsion Shirts

MK Schneller of Samaria urges the IDF to expel soldiers from combat units if they wear new shirts against expelling Jews from homes.

New Army Order against Anti-Expulsion Signs: Raise Your Shirts

IDF hysteria over banners against orders to expel Jews triggered officers to order soldiers Monday night to raise their shirts for inspection.

Soldiers Escalate War Against Expulsion

Soldiers in the Nachshon combat unit escalated the battle against expulsions of Jews and raised a banner at their base: ‘We don’t expel Jews.’

Reserve Soldier: Expel Politics from the Army

One of the 25 reservists who signed a protest letter to the IDF over its expulsion efforts at Homesh says, “Keep politics out of the army.”

Reserve Soldiers Protest ‘Shameful' Homesh Expulsions

Twenty-five reservists, including officers, sent a protest letter to the IDF over the "shameful” Homesh expulsions and desecrations of the Sabbath.

Gov’t Desecrates Sabbath at Homesh

Police and soldiers searched Homesh residents after the beginning of the Sabbath and began to take away food they prepared for the day of rest.

Monetary Prize for Parents of 'Protest' Soldiers

Soldiers are jailed for protesting at a Western Wall military ceremony against being used to evict settlers; parents will receive a monetary prize.

IDF Snubs Knesset Committee on Homesh Evictions

The Defense Ministry refused to send commanders to a Knesset committee meeting regarding the expulsion of Jews from Homesh.

Ketzaleh: Take Politics Out of IDF

MK Katz: The IDF pushed Shimshon batallion soldiers into a corner. SOS Israel to award them financially.