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Torah study at Homesh in Samaria. Courtesy of the Homesh Yeshivah.

Homesh Yeshivah foresees a full return to the once-abandoned community

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In March, the Knesset voted 31-18 to repeal parts of the 2005 Disengagement Law and allow Israelis to return to the destroyed northern Samaria communities of Homesh, Sa-Nur, Ganim and Kadim. In May, another step...
E.U. Representative Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff during a tour of the Jerusalem neighborhood of Shimon Hatzadik (Sheikh Jarrah), Dec. 20, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

EU envoy: ‘No such thing as Area A and B, it’s all Palestine’

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German diplomat Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff, who represents the European Union in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, said on Wednesday during a visit to Samaria, "There is no such thing as Area B and C, it's...
View of the unauthorized outpost of Homesh, in the West Bank, on Nov. 17, 2022. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

I’m deeply troubled that the State Department is deeply troubled

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The U.S. State Department says it is “deeply troubled” that the Israeli government has lifted a ban on Jews living in the community of Homesh. Well, I’m deeply troubled that the State Department is...
Visitors walk by the water tower in the ruins of the former community of Homesh, Aug. 27, 2019. Photo by Hillel Maeir/Flash90.

Gallant opens door to Jewish return to evacuated part of Samaria

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has instructed Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox, head of the IDF Central Command, to sign an order that could allow Jews to once more live in Homesh, one of the four...
Knesset member Yair Golan of the Meretz Party, Feb. 17, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

MK Golan apologizes for calling Homesh residents ‘subhuman,’ but stands by his criticism

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Israel’s Deputy Economy Minister Yair Golan has issued an apology for calling the residents of the Homesh outpost “subhuman” after his remarks sparked controversy last week. “I regret the remark, which may have included problematic wording ...
Knesset member Yair Golan of the Meretz Party attends a party meeting at the Knesset, on Feb. 17, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Meretz MK blasted for calling Homesh residents ‘subhuman’; Netanyahu calls for his dismissal

Israeli Deputy Economy Minister Yair Golan came under fire on Thursday for referring to the residents of Homesh in Samaria as “subhuman,” “despicable” and “a disgrace.” “These people keep resettling a place that has been...