Gush Katif Expellees Respond Angrily to Holiday Gifts From Disengagement Authority
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In recent days, former Gush Katif residents forcibly removed from their homes last summer received holiday packages from the Disengagement Authority, which was harshly criticized recently in a report by the state comptroller.
The package included a sapling from a Ganei Tal nursery and a Passover haggadah authored by former chief rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau.
“You really warmed my heart,” said Dan Amiel, formerly of Kfar Darom, in response to the gift. “You truly reminded me of the saplings of Gush Katif – of those that we planted the day that you uprooted us. It reminded us of those at the height of their blooming, filling the hothouses. And thanks for the Hagaddah – you truly reminded me of the feeling of exile. It will enable me to tell my children and grandchildren…how you abused us!!! How you uprooted women and children, flowers and trees, communities and collectives. Don’t worry, though, our children will remember – not like your children, who are leaving Israel – and they will return to Gaza, Khan Younis and N’vei Dekalim…”