Twenty years after the expulsion — the settlements of Ganim and Kadim are being re-established.
After being destroyed in the expulsion plan. Following the re-establishment of Homesh and Sa-Nur in recent months, progress is now being made toward returning to the two additional settlements that were expelled.
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Ganim and Kadim were established in 1983 in the northern Samaria region, near the Gilboa ridge. Kadim was located inside a pine grove and was designed so that the houses would blend into the natural landscape. Ganim was named after the biblical city “Ein Ganim” from the territory of the tribe of Issachar, and was planned to accommodate 300 families on state land. A nature reserve lies south of the settlement. The name of the biblical city survived for thousands of years and found expression in the name of the nearby city of Jenin.
In the summer of 2005, Ganim and Kadim were destroyed — along with Homesh and Sa-Nur — as part of the expulsion plan. Their residents were evacuated from their homes.
These days, the settlement nuclei (pioneer groups) for the two settlements are forming, and the ascent to the land is expected soon.