Calls to return to Gaza settlements are divisive amid current warfare in Gaza and the costs of October 7.
The settlements did not protect Israel – we as soldiers protected the settlements, always at the Palestinians’ expense.
Israel has proven itself capable and willing to rule Gaza in a prudent and judicious manner.
The event aims to expose visitors to the lives that existed in Gush Katif up until nearly 20 years ago when the settlements were evacuated.
Eighteen years ago, 150,000 people formed a human chain, 90 km. long, that stretched from Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
The overarching objective is to fortify the security belt and reestablish a Jewish presence in these regions.
A few months ago, only those considered on the far-right would talk about resettling Gaza. Now, the idea is taking hold.
The considerations that constrained Israel in the past are no longer relevant.
Hamas-affiliated media linked the timing of the exercise to rising tensions surrounding the status of Palestinian prisoners.
The Gazafication of the West Bank is not a theoretical threat to be used against any hint of settlement evacuation. It is the reality unfolding on the ground today.
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