Gadid
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Gadid
גָּדִיד | |
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Orthodox Jews |
Gadid (
disengagement
of 2005. The origin of the name Gadid comes from the term used in the bible to describe the harvest of dates in the area.
History
Gadid was founded in 1982 as an
leafy vegetables, tomatoes
, flowers, and herbs. A unique characteristic of Gadid was that each family's agricultural land was adjacent to its home. The village also housed an absorption center (built in 1999) for new immigrants from France. A cottage industry for herbal remedies was one of the most prominent local initiatives and operated by the Barbei family.
Unilateral disengagement
The residents of Gadid was forcibly evicted from their homes on August 19, 2005, by the
Israeli Police
, and their homes were razed soon after. On the day of its residents' expulsion it was home to about sixty families, including over 310 people.
External links
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