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Report Details Plight of Gush Katif Families

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“Latest report: Of the 1,750 families expelled from Gush Katif, over 400 are still living in the most temporary of dwelling arrangements, such as hotels, tent cities and yeshiva dormitories.”

“Compensation payments: The families had their homes destroyed, yet many of them continue to pay mortgages – and all of them face increasing expenses related to their relocation – yet more than half the families have received nothing at all of the promised compensation. The remaining families have received an average of 50,000 shekels (just over $10,000). Only some 5% have received the entire compensation payment.” read more

‘25% of Gaza Evacuees Lack Housing'[and More]

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“Five months since they were evacuated from their Gaza homes this summer, 25 percent of the former residents are still living in hotel rooms, dormitories and tents, according to a new report released Sunday by the non-profit group Lema’an Acheinu, which has been assisting the evacuees.”

“According to the report, more than 50% have yet to receive any compensation funds, and only 5.7% of the 2,100 people who lost their jobs have found new ones. ” read more

Kfar Darom Expellees Move into Temporary Home [Plus Other Gush Katif Refugee News]

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“The Kfar Darom-ites, who have nothing but praise for their hosts in the Paradise Hotel, are scheduled to remain in Ashkelon only for two years or so. In the duration, they will be seeking solutions for the establishment of their permanent community.”

“Many of the new Ashkelon residents are still out of work and will join the city’s unemployed rolls …”

“The community’s educational institutions – the school, yeshiva, Kollel, and the Torah and Land Institute – will continue to function in a building granted by the Ashkelon Municipality. The day care centers and the synagogue will function in the Eyal Towers building itself.” read more

Gush Katif Families Charge Gov’t with ’Election Propaganda’

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“At least half of the families have not received initial installments and full compensation has been paid only to 10 percent of the families, the committee said. It called on the office of the Prime Minister ‘to publish exact figures and not sell stories’ which have no basis. Many of the families still are in hotel rooms or student dormitories, unemployment is rampant and the government is charging people $450 a month for 60 square meter sheetrock houses which have been built in the Nitzan area, north of Ashkelon.” read more

Menorah of Mortars Marks First Night of Hanukkah

O’ Precious Key

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“We are still in the hotel room that we call home. Little by little families are moving out to join their friends and neighbors from Neve Dekalim already living in the Nitzan trailer camp. We watch the hotel trolley carrying out the last of the valises, the plastic drawers on wheels, the children’s clothing thrown into supermarket bags, the Shabbat dresses still on hangars. The contents of the ship container have already been unpacked and placed, a bit askew, into the small trailers. Larger pieces are stored in a backyard shed. The cars are loaded, the children pile in, and we wave goodbye.” read more