Homesh
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Homesh (Hebrew: חומש) was an Israeli settlement in the northern Samarian Hills of the West Bank along Route 60. The village fell under the administrative jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council.
The village was established in 1978 as a pioneer Nahal military outpost, and demilitarized when turned over to residential purposes in 1980 to non-Orthodox Jewish Israelis. During the al-Aqsa Intifada and a result of the Palestinian violence and increased threat to personal security, about half of the residents left. Shortly after though, dozens of Orthodox Jewish Israelis moved to the village in order to show support for the continued settlement of the area.
The residents of Homesh were forcefully evicted from their homes and their houses raised as part of Israel's disengagement of August 2005.
Since that time, the former residents have revisited the ruins multiple times and are making efforts to return to the site and rebuild.
[edit] Drive to rebuild
On March 26, 2007, a few thousand supporters and former residents marched to Homesh and declared their wish to stay and rebuild. While the 'Disengagement Law' forbids Jewish citzens from being in the area, the Israeli army and police allowed the march in order to avoid marchers detouring around roadblocks through Arab areas and to avoid provoking violence [1], such as in the evacuation of Amona.
The new settlement was evacuated on March 28, 2007 by the Israel Police, border police and military police.
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