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20 years since Gush Katif expulsion: Former Gush Katif resident Laurence Beziz: 'We won't say we told you so'

In recognition of 20 years since the Gaza pullout, JNS is featuring a five-part series of articles reflecting Israel's disengagement, speaking with an array of former Gush Katif residents to find out how they perceive the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the Trump plan for the Gaza Strip and the prospect of returning.

"The idea is not to go back to Gush Katif but to go back to a type of social, historical, Zionist, Jewish awareness that it's a part of the State of Israel."

In recognition of 20 years since the Gaza pullout, JNS is featuring a five-part series of a...

 
 

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