The settlement of Ganim in northern Samaria was formally re-established Thursday morning in a ceremony attended by Defense Minister Israel Katz, Communications Minister Shlomo Kariv, and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, who cut the ribbon alongside families. Dagan recited the traditional blessing over a new settlement and declared: 'Ganim is ours, we have returned again — and this time forever.'
The re-establishment of Ganim, located in northern Samaria, marks a milestone in the ongoing effort to renew Jewish communities that were evacuated in the 2005 disengagement. The ceremony, which began at the site Thursday morning, included a ribbon-cutting by Defense Minister Israel Katz, Communications Minister Shlomo Kariv, and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, alongside the families who will resettle the community.
Dagan recited the traditional Jewish blessing over a new settlement ('...who sets the widow's boundary') and declared in tears: 'Ganim is ours, we have returned again — and this time forever! The people of Israel live!'
The event follows the announcement earlier this week by the Samaria Regional Council that Ganim would be formally re-established today, with a family nucleus ascending to the site. A branch of Yeshivat Bnei David of Eli is also planned for the community.
The re-establishment of Ganim is part of a broader initiative dubbed 'Hitchabrut' (Connection), which aims to establish new communities across northern Samaria. As The Zioneer previously reported, over 4,000 families registered for planned communities in the region. Ganim joins Sha-Nur and other previously evacuated settlements that have been renewed in recent years.
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