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Kadim ( he, כַּדִּים) was an Israeli settlement on a hilltop in the northern
West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
under the administrative jurisdiction of
Shomron Regional Council The Shomron Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית שומרון, ''Mo'atza Azorit Shomron'', English ''Samaria Regional Council'') is an Israeli regional council in the northern portion of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Thirty-five Is ...
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History

The settlement, close to
Jenin Jenin (; ar, ') is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank. It serves as the administrative center of the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine and is a major center for the surrounding towns. In 2007, Jenin had a population of a ...
, attracted secular young
Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i families seeking low cost housing and an idyllic lifestyle. During the
Second Intifada The Second Intifada ( ar, الانتفاضة الثانية, ; he, האינתיפאדה השנייה, ), also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada ( ar, انتفاضة الأقصى, label=none, '), was a major Palestinians, Palestinian uprising a ...
, Palestinian snipers used the hilltop outside the perimeter fence to aim into the windows of Kadim homes. In the face of mounting
violence Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened ...
, many residents left.Feeling abandoned in Kadim
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Unilateral disengagement

During seven years of talks that ended in 2001, the possibility of dismantling Kadim was discussed as part of a peace agreement. In September 2005,
Ariel Sharon Ariel Sharon (; ; ; also known by his diminutive Arik, , born Ariel Scheinermann, ; 26 February 1928 – 11 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. S ...
's plan for unilateral disengagement was implemented and the remaining residents of Kadim were evicted.Hugs, tears as residents say good-bye
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See also

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Ganim Ganim ( he, גַּנִּים) was an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank under the administrative local government of the Shomron Regional Council. Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are illegal und ...
*
Homesh Homesh ( he, חֹמֶשׁ, חומש) was an Israeli settlement in the West Bank along Route 60, illegally built over private Palestinian land. The settlement was under the administrative jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council. In 2005, th ...
* List of villages depopulated during the Arab–Israeli conflict *
Sa-Nur Sa-Nur ( he, שָׂא נוּר, ''lit.'' Flame Carrier) was an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank under the administrative jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council until 2005. Prior to its demolition, Sa-Nur was home to 43 families.


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Disengagement Plan of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon - Revised
{{Coord, 32, 26, 57, N, 35, 19, 12, E, type:landmark_region:IL, display=title Villages depopulated during the Arab–Israeli conflict Former Israeli settlements in the West Bank Shomron Regional Council Israeli disengagement from Gaza Forced migration