15.08.05: Israel pulled out of Gaza alone!
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20 years after we will look into the hopes and warnings together! In this workshop, I will take you through the complex and often painful decision-making process that led to the disengagement, how it unfolded on the ground, and what it meant—then and now.
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Between 2004 and August 15, 2005, Israeli society experienced a deeply divisive and emotionally charged period. It was a time when a single question—"Are you for or against?"—needed no further explanation.Everyone knew it referred to the Israeli government's decision, under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, to unilaterally withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of northern Samaria (West Bank).
At the time, I was called up for reserve duty with the IDF Spokesperson's Unit. I personally witnessed the evacuation from within, and was among the last soldiers to leave the settlement of Morag, one of the southernmost communities in Gush Katif.
This process, known as the Disengagement Plan (Tokhnit HaHitnatkut), involved the evacuation of all 21 Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, home to approximately 8,000 Israeli citizens, as well as four settlements in the northern West Bank. The plan was carried out without a negotiated…