Another Report on State of Former Gush Katif Residents

Commentary;

Do we really need more reports to tell us what has been clearly evident for two years? That is, the consequences of the regime’s legalized theft at gun-point of nearly 10,000 people, the wrapping of them in an endless maze of bureaucracy and utter failure to return to them what is theirs; their lives, their homes, their property and denying them just and proper restitution. It seems that the main reason for these reports is to reinforce what has been laid out by the previous reports and that eventually, through the immense body of evidence, the facts and the TRUTH filters down to Israelis. MB

To view previous reports and commentary regarding the former Gush Katif residents over the two years since the expulsion, click here.

‘Gaza Evacuees are in Dire Condition’ (Jerusalem Post)

Full Text;

The majority of former Gaza periphery residents were in dire conditions, says a report published by an ad hoc parliamentary committee established to determine the aftermath of the 2005 disengagement.

Israel Radio reported Tuesday afternoon that most of the evacuees were still living in temporary housing and that hundreds of families were dependent on assistance from welfare services.

The report also found that the percentage of unemployed Gaza periphery evacuees was double their number before the disengagement.

The Ministry of Education estimated that approximately half the schoolchildren from evacuees’ families did not return to normal functioning, that about a third of them needed extensive help in studying and that many of the children needed support and professional counseling.

Junior high- and high school pupils exhibited a decline in achievements and lower concentration span.

School counselors reported an increase in abuse of controlled substances, decline in the development of social skills and rise in suicidal thoughts among teenagers.

The report was published preceding a discussion on the disengagement evacuees’ condition in the Knesset’s State Control Committee.