Sa-Nur
Sa-Nur (Hebrew: שָׂא נוּר, lit. Flame Carrier) was an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank, just north of the Palestinian towns of Silat ad-Dhahr and Fandaqumiya, under the administrative jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council until 2005.[1] Prior to its demolition, Sa-Nur was home to 43 families.[2]
Unilateral disengagement
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In September 2005 its 105 residents were evicted and Israel Defense Forces soldiers began dismantling Sanur as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza.[3] The demolition of Sa-Nur and Homesh marked the end of the central part of the disengagement plan.[4] The only remaining structure, a synagogue, was buried.[5]
Attempts to rebuild
[edit]Since the demolition, religious Zionist groups have attempted to return to Sa-Nur, in order to rebuild the community. On 8 May 2008, following a permitted Independence Day rally in Homesh, a group of 150 set off at night for Sa-Nur, including many former residents.[2]
On 30 July 2015, marking the 10 year anniversary since the expulsion, 250 people, made up of 20 former families, attempted to settle Sa-Nur, before being forcibly evicted by the IDF.[6][7]
In late July 2018, 200 settlers, supported by Bayit Yehudi MKs Shuli Mualem and Bezalel Smotrich, revisited the area as part of a plan to challenge the Disengagement Plan which led to the settlement's dismantlement.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ About the Council- general background Archived 2007-11-06 at the Wayback Machine Shomron Regional Council
- ^ a b Thousands at Homesh; Dozens Attempt to Rebuild Sa-Nur Israel National News May 9, 2008
- ^ Q&A: The Gaza Withdrawal CTV, 12 September 2005
- ^ Israel completes settler withdrawal plan CNN, 23 August 2005
- ^ "IDF 'Buries' Synagogue in Evacuated Settlement of Sa-Nur" – via Haaretz.
- ^ "Security Forces Begin Eviction in Sa-Nur". Israel National News. July 30, 2015.
- ^ "Security forces evacuated settler families from Sa-Nur". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
- ^ Elisha Ben-Kimon, 'Settlers mark 13 years to evacuation with return to Sa-Nur,' Ynet 24 July 2018.
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