The families who moved into the former artists colony, which is slated for expulsion under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan, were pleasantly surprised by the warm welcome they received from all sides. Thousands of people were on hand to show solidarity with Sa-Nur.
“Toward evening, thousands of people helped erect the large tents the families will be living in, and welcomed them with song and dance,” Sa-Nur resident Akiva Smutrich told Arutz-7. “The new tent city has electricity, showers, and bathrooms to make life comfortable for the new residents.” A call has gone out for a new refrigerator, however, as the families are currently sharing one lone one.
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It was decided that the soldiers of the brigade, many of them either religious or children of immigrants, will be charged with defending the region from Arab terror attacks during this summer’s withdrawal instead of removing Jews from their homes, which was their original assignment.
Hagit Rothenberg of the B’Sheva weekly reports that Golani Brigade commander, Col. Erez Zuckerman, informed the commander of the 36th division, Brig.-Gen. Gershon HaCohen - who is supposed to command the uprooting of the residents of Gush Katif - that the soldiers of the brigade and their commanders are unable to fulfill the expulsion mission. The Golani Brigade Commander came to this conclusion in light of recent conversations with senior officers in the brigade.

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Drucker and Shelach said that Sharon's fear of State Prosecutor Arbel was a determining factor in making this plan. "If not for the interrogations, this historic decision would not have been made," they said. "This can be seen by the timetable of events in February 2004" - the appointment of Gen. Eiland to begin working on the plan, the appointment of Meni Mazuz as Attorney General, a summons to Sharon for police interrogation, the rumors that Arbel was about to indict him, and finally the meeting of the Farm Forum [Sharon, his sons and one or two others very close to the Prime Minister].

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