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Evacuees: We Have Not Been Compensated

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Residents of the former Gaza Strip settlement of Tel Katifa, who were evacuated last summer, claimed that the Disengagement Authority refused to compensate them because it does not recognize the settlement.

A special committee determined that Tel Katifa residents qualify for a lesser compensation, while in reality they received no compensation at all.

The special committee appointed for Tel Katifa evacuees was instructed by the Disengagement Authority to ignore the evacuees’ request to recognize Tel Katifa as a community. Ynet obtained documents which prove that the government did recognize Tel Katifa as a community.

According to Attorney Yossi Fux who represents Tel Katifa residents, the government did refer in its decision to evacuate the Gaza Strip to Tel Katifa as a community.

Attorney Fux pointed the finger at the Disengagement Authority.

“The fact that 10 months after the uprooting the expelled haven’t been compensated is a mark of disgrace to the Authority. It was even clear to Sharon’s government that Tel Katifa was counted as one of the 25 communities designated for evacuation. Who gives the Authority the right to delay compensation to the evacuees?” he asked.

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