Twenty-one years after the Disengagement from the communities of northern Samaria and following a Cabinet decision led by Minister Bezalel Smotrich to legalize dozens of communities, families from the Ganim group arrived on the ground Thursday morning and reestablished the community.
Dozens of caravans have been placed at the site to house the families, as well as a branch of the Bnei David institutions established there.
Alongside the return to Ganim and the reestablishment of Homesh and Sa-Nur, the community of Kadim is also expected to be reestablished soon, completing the reversal of the disengagement from northern Samaria.
Minister Smotrich said Thursday morning, as the families returned to Ganim: “Twenty-one years after the terrible sin of the disengagement from Gush Katif and northern Samaria, we are finally erasing the disgrace of the expulsion from northern Samaria. This morning, we returned to Ganim, one of the four communities that were evacuated, with a wonderful community from the Bnei David institutions in Eli.”
AFSI Insight
The return of Jewish families to Ganim, 21 years after the disastrous 2005 Disengagement, is a historic correction. AFSI applauds these pioneers who are rebuilding where Jewish families were once forcibly uprooted.
The lesson is clear: disengagement brought neither peace nor security. Reestablishing Ganim—and ultimately all the communities of northern Samaria—strengthens Israel’s security and affirms the Jewish people’s historic connection to their homeland.
Ganim is back—and this time, it should be here to stay.