Thousands of Israelis marched to Gaza – Not to free it, but to renew Jewish settlement

2,000 demonstrators gathered near the Gaza border on the 20th anniversary of the disengagement. For many, the re-settlement of Gaza is no longer a question of if, but when

The assembly point for the July 30 march – marking 20 years since the evacuation of Israel's Gaza settlements – was the Sderot train station, was adorned in orange, the color adopted by anti-disengagement protesters two decades ago. Hundreds of people arrived at the station before embarking for the approved site, an observation point less than a kilometer from the Gaza border.

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