Gush Katif

Video: Anyone against Settlers is an Enemy

Comedian Jackie Mason is not in a mood for jokes when it comes to “settlers. “They protect Israel. Anyone who against them is an enemy.”

New Ex-Katif Community: Karmei Katif

60 families expelled from Gush Katif in 2005 found a new community in the Lachish region.

Secular Schools to Mark ‘Gush Katif Day’

Gush Katif Day will be marked for the first time by 75 secular schools Wednesday, the date of the founding of its first Jewish community.

The Gaza Expulsion Did Psychological Harm to IDF Soldiers

Like an ecological disaster, it continues to poison the entire Jewish body. Oped for this week's Gush Katif Memorial Day in Israeli schools.

Rav Lior, MK Eichler Visit Gush Katif Evictees

UTJ Knesset faction head Rav Yisrael Eichler plants a tree in worm-free vegetable greenhouse, a day after a tour by Rav Lior.

Video: Rebuilt Gush Katif Community Experiences Growth

More than six years after the expulsion from Gush Katif, Ganei Tal is being rebuilt in a new location and constantly growing.

Hamas’ New Logic: Lack of Jews in Gaza Forces It into Violence

Hamas says that if only Jews still were in Gaza, it would be able to stage peaceful protests. Without them, the only choice is violence.

Gush Katif ‘Conquers' Natzrat Ilit

A group of families from Gush Katif is taking Natzrat Illit by storm; hope their 'Torah Core Group' will continue to expand in the city.

Gush Katif Refugees 'Roofless' Again After Major Storm

Gush Katif expulsion victims contended with a storm that pummeled their temporary homes - six years after they were expelled.

Gush Katif Families Establish Legacy Center in Golan

Former Gush Katif families who now live in the Golan Heights have established a legacy center to tell their story.

More Katif Expellees Resettled

Over 170 families are resettled in the towns of Naveh and Bnei Netzarim, outside Gaza. Infrastructure partially complete.

Gush Katif Expellees Finally Get to Build

The families of the former Gush Katif community of Eili Sinai have finally been given funds to build new homes - at Kibbutz Palmachim.

MK Ze'ev: Remember Expulsion Like the Destruction of the Temple

MK Nisim Ze'ev calls on Jews to always remember the expulsion from Gush Katif. "We were promised peace and got a terror state."

Komemiyut to Hold 5th Annual Event Marking Expulsion

Komemiyut will be holding on Wednesday its 5th annual event marking the destruction of Gush Katif.

Judea, Samaria & Gush Katif Children Enjoy a Free Fun Day

Children from Judea, Samaria and from the evacuated communities of Gush Katif enjoyed a special free fun day.

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 Later: Gush Katif Museum Memorializes the Expulsion

Six years after the expulsion from Gush Katif, Arutz Sheva visited the Gush Katif Museum in Jerusalem.

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.

Tonight: Gush Katif Basketball Tournament

The annual Yulis tournament finals, between teams from former Gush Katif, are scheduled for Wednesday evening.

Tisha B’Av Elegy in Memory of Gush Katif

An elegy mourning the destruction of Gush Katif is being adopted by more and more synagogues as part of the Tisha B’Av liturgy.

Gush Katif Museum Open Night of Tisha B’Av

The Gush Katif museum, depicting the lives of Jews expelled six years ago, is open until 2 a.m. Monday, the start of the Fast of Tisha B’Av.

Gush Katif Yeshiva to Get New Home

After six years, the twice-expelled Neveh Dekalim yeshiva is promised a new home in Ashdod.

Rabbi: Want a Home? Repent for Gush Katif

Rav Daniel Stavsky warns protesters that without repenting for expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif, they will not merit housing.

'Katif Expellees in Danger'

Israelis expelled from Gush Katif are in more danger than before, with flimsy caravan homes no protection from Gaza rockets.

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."

Family Reunited Six Years After Expulsion

The Zweig family, formerly of Gush Katif, is finally reunited after six years of living in temporary caravans.

Gush Katif 'Present': Ministers to Get Half Vegetables

Farmers expelled from Gush Katif are planning a unique present for Israel's government – incomplete produce, in protest of incomplete aid.

Gush Katif, 2,000 Days After

Some 2,000 days after Gush Katif expulsion, light at the end of the tunnel can almost be seen – but a long way still awaits ahead.

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.

Katif Expellees Await Government Signatures

Five and a half years after expulsion, former Katif residents are still waiting for signatures to allow new housing.

Solution for Expulsion Sinners

Many soldiers and policemen who took part in the Gush Katif expulsion seek forgiveness – and the Nation and Land Rescue Task Force has a solution.

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.

Gush Katif Expellees Plant Trees in Honor of Tu B'Shevat

Former residents of Gush Katif plant trees in Kisufim forest, near their former homes. They express hope to return to live there one day.

Gaza Expellees Fear They Will Live in Caravans for Many Years

Former Gush Katif resident shares her frustrations over the declining situation of expellees, more than five years after the expulsion.

Expellees Told: 'This is the Last Winter in Caravans'

Leaders pledge a “turning point” for Gush Katif evacuees in 2011.

Despite Eviction Trauma - Evacuees Busy Blossoming the Desert

During Sukkot INNTV visited the expelees of Nezarim who are finally begining to enter permanent homes, more than five years since their eviction

Rebuilding Lives and Homes at Naveh in the Halutza Sands

Five families expelled in 2005 from Gush Katif began once more to build their lives this week in the new town of Naveh, in the Halutza Sands.

Judge Tal: I Would Refuse Orders to Expel Jews

"If I were a soldier, I don't think I would take part in it, even if I were imprisoned," says Judge Tzvi Tal on expulsion of Jews from their homes.

Remembering the Synagogues of Gush Katif

Special event in memory of the 26 Gush Katif synagogues that were destroyed five years ago was held in the rebuilt Hurva Synagogue in the Old City.

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.

Itemizing the Price Israel Paid for the Disengagement

Leading Gush Katif activist resident concludes that the price Israel paid for the Disengagement's across-the-board negative results was brut

LA Times Concludes: Withdrawal From Gaza Was not Smart

Five years after, a major US newspaper summarizes Israel’s Disengagement from Gaza: “It was a big mistake.”

Gush Katif Book and Debate Answer Hard Questions

More commemorations of Gush Katif expulsion's 5th anniversary: A new book, & a debate on role played by the media during the Disengagement period.

Gush Katif: Past and Future

Fifth anniversary of Gush Katif expulsion: INN presents an overview of Gush Katif's past accomplishments - and its goals for the future.

Fifth Anniversary of Ongoing Gush Katif Tragedy to be Marked

The fifth anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in the history of the State of Israel will be marked this week in Israel and around the world.

31 Gush Katif Families to Build New Homes

Final approval was received, 5 years after the Disengagement, for the relocation of 31 Gush Katif families to a seaside kibbutz south of Haifa.

Edelstein: Disengagement Harmed Israel's Public Diplomacy

Visiting the community of expulsion victims at Nitzan, Minister Yuli Edelstein disputes the claim that the pullout would promote Israel's image.

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.

Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger: No Fast for Gush Katif

The Chief Rabbi rules that no national fast day may be instituted over the Gush Katif/Shomron expulsion, nor should kinot (dirges) be composed.

Gaza Arabs Sue Gush Katif Farmers

No relief in sight for the 400 Gush Katif farmers. Not only are 70% still unemployed, but their former workers – Arabs from Gaza – are suing them!

Three Full-Fledged Towns for Gush Katif Expellees

Unprecedented: Full community status will be granted to three new neighborhoods being built for former Gush Katif residents.

Large Knesset Majority Demands Freeze Thaw in Ariel

56 MKs, including most of Kadima, demand that Netanyahu and Barak allow long-time Gush Katif expellees to build in Ariel, largest city in Samaria.

Katif Expellees in Ariel: No End in Sight

The injustice that began with the 2005 Disengagement/expulsion shows no sign of ending in the near future – at least not for the town of Netzarim.

Debts Overwhelm Gush Katif Expellee, Lead to Suicide Attempt

Juggling his expulsion-related debts overwhelmed one ex-Gush Katif man on Wednesday, finally leading him to decide that death was easier than life.

$4.5 Million in Matching Funds for Gush Katif Jobs

Jobkatif, the grassroots org that helps Gush Katif expellees find work, is to receive 18 million shekels from the gov't - in matching funds.

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.