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Israeli officials attend Sa-nur settlement reestablishment ceremony
Samaria Regional Council Chairman Yossi Dagan, who was among the residents evacuated from Sa-Nur in 2005, was among the 16 families who took up residence anew in the settlement on Sunday.
The Sa-Nur settlement was reestablished in the West Bank on Sunday, more than 20 years after it was evacuated as part of Israel’s Disengagement Plan, in a ceremony attended by Knesset members, local settler activists, and cabinet members.
Samaria Regional Council Chairman Yossi Dagan, one of the residents removed from the settlement in 2005, was among the 16 families who moved onto the land on Sunday.
Cabinet ministers, members of Knesset, local politicians, and hundreds of settler activists celebrated the reestablishment and repopulation of the settlement of Sa-Nur in the northern West Bank on Sunday, nearly 21 years after it was evacuated in a unilateral withdrawal aimed at Palestinian self-government.
Samaria Regional Council Chairman Yossi Dagan, who was among the residents evacuated from Sa-Nur in 2005, was among the 16 families who took up residence anew in the settlement on Sunday.
“Today we are making history in Samaria and effectively abolishing the terrible crime of expulsion from northern Samaria,” he said during the ceremony.
“We have proven that it is possible to turn back the clock, to right an injustice, even if it seems that all is lost.”
Dagan was forced to leave his home after former prime minister Ariel Sharon’s government ordered that Israeli homes be removed from the Gaza Strip, known as Gush Katif, and the northern West Bank settlements of Homesh, Sa-Nur, Ganim, and Kadim.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that the “historic correction” should be marked by a “national holiday,” adding that the move was “killing the idea of the Palestinian state.”
There are plans – currently awaiting approval – to see 126 housing units erected in Sa-Nur.
Defense Minister Israel Katz, speaking at the ceremony, repeated earlier promises that the government was working to legalize 140 outposts. The renewed promise comes a month after 10 families repopulated Homesh.
In May last year, the government approved the establishment of 22 new settlements in the West Bank, following the repeal of the Disengagement Law in specific areas.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-893582
‘Killing the idea of a Palestinian state’: West Bank settlement of Sa-Nur reestablished
21 years later, Smotrich calls step ‘historic correction to sinful expulsion from northern Samaria’ under Disengagement plan
Cabinet ministers, members of Knesset, local politicians, and hundreds of settler activists celebrated the reestablishment and repopulation of the settlement of Sa-Nur in the northern West Bank on Sunday, nearly 21 years after it was evacuated under the Disengagement Plan.
Samaria Regional Council Chairman Yossi Dagan, who was one of the residents evacuated from Sa-Nur in 2005, was one of the 16 families who took up residence anew in the settlement on Sunday.
Speaking at the ceremony, Defense Minister Israel Katz repeated previous promises that the government is working on legalizing 140 illegally established farming outposts around the West Bank.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich described the reestablishment of Sa-Nur as a “national holiday” and a “historic correction” to the “sinful expulsion from northern Samaria,” in reference to the four settlements in the northern West Bank, including Sa-Nur, that were evacuated under the Disengagement, which also saw Israel dismantle all its settlements in Gaza and pull out of the Strip.
“On this moving day, we are honored to make a historic correction to the sinful expulsion from northern Samaria,” said Smotrich. “We are abolishing the disgrace of expulsion, killing the idea of the Palestinian state, and returning to the settlement of Sa-Nur. This is a day of celebration for the settlement movement and a national holiday for the State of Israel.”
In December, Israel expropriated 500 dunams of private land in order to build a six-kilometer bypass road to reach Sa-Nur without passing through Palestinian villages.
Under the Disengagement Plan, former prime minister Ariel Sharon’s government evacuated all the Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, along with Homesh, Sa-Nur, Ganim, and Kadim in the northern West Bank.
Both aspects of the Disengagement Plan were severely traumatic for the settler movement and the religious Zionist community more broadly.
Smotrich, during Sunday’s event, also called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the IDF to prepare for a “full occupation” of Gaza and to reestablish settlements there as well.
The current government paved the way for reestablishing the settlements in the northern West Bank in March 2023, when it repealed legislation that had enacted the evacuation of the four settlements and had, until that time, prohibited Israelis from living there.
In May 2025, the security cabinet approved the establishment of 22 new West Bank settlements, including Homesh and Sa-Nur, and in December, it approved the establishment of another 19 settlements, including Ganim and Kadim.
A kindergarten was opened in Homesh in September for families already living in the settlement, and 10 families formally repopulated Homesh last month.
In recent days, prefabricated homes were constructed in Sa Nur for the 16 families taking up residence in the new settlement, and the families transferred their belongings from their old homes to Sa-Nur on Sunday.
Plans have been submitted for the construction of 126 housing units in Sa-Nur, although they are yet to be approved, necessitating the erection of the prefabricated homes to enable the repopulation of the settlement ahead of the often lengthy planning approval and construction process.
“Today we are making history in Samaria and effectively abolishing the terrible crime of expulsion from northern Samaria,” Dagan said during the ceremony, which was attended by several hundred people.
“We have proven that it is possible to turn back the clock, to right an injustice even if it seems that all is lost.”
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Smotrich In Sa-Nur: Conquer Gaza and settle it
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich laid out his vision for Israel’s ongoing multi-front campaign during a speech reopening the town of Sa-Nur in northern Samaria.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich laid out his vision for Israel’s ongoing multi-front campaign during a speech reopening the town of Sa-Nur in northern Samaria.
“Those criticizing us from the left mean the final political step they are accustomed to - one of surrender and defeat that erases the military achievements.. We must be advancing a political step of victory that cements the military achievements and expands the state’s borders as defensible boundaries."
Sharpening his message, he declared: “Instead of handing territory to the enemy - take territory from the enemy."
Smotrich called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to act immediately against Hamas: “I call on the prime minister to order the IDF to prepare immediately for the full conquest of the Gaza Strip, to establish Israeli control over all the territory of the Strip, and to establish Israeli settlement in it. Without settlement, there will be no security."
“For a hundred years it has been proven - where the plow passes, the border and security follow. The war must end in an expansion of the State of Israel’s borders."
The event also marked the return of Israeli families to Sa-Nur, with 16 families moving into mobile homes at the site. Among them was Samaria governor Yossi Dagan, who had been evicted from the settlement in 2005. At the ceremony, he described the moment as “a significant step - personally, nationally, and emotionally."
Defense Minister Israel Katz addressed the gathering as well, focusing on Israel’s northern front. He said the IDF is operating “to a depth of 10 kilometers inside Lebanese territory in order to prevent anti-tank fire and raids on northern communities. We instructed the IDF to act with full force, from the ground and from the air, even during the ceasefire."
Katz outlined Israel’s objectives regarding Hezbollah, stating: “The supreme goal is to disarm Hezbollah and remove the threat to the northern communities." He warned that “if the government of Lebanon continues to fail to meet its commitments - the IDF will do so. We promised security to the residents of the north."
He also shared a personal reflection, noting: “As a paratrooper, Sa-Nur base was the place where I began my path in the IDF. This is an important closing of a circle for me."
Katz further announced a major infrastructure initiative, saying a plan worth NIS 350 million would be implemented to relocate and strengthen IDF bases in Judea and Samaria, calling it part of a broader effort to reinforce Israel’s long-term security posture.
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