# Kerem Atzmona

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Former Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip

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Former Israeli settlement

Kerem Atzmona כרם עצמונה‎ (Hebrew) Former Israeli settlement Kerem Atzmona Coordinates: 31°18′52″N 34°16′03″E / 31.31444°N 34.26750°E / 31.31444; 34.26750 Founded 2001

**Kerem Atzmona** ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): כרם עצמונה) was an unauthorized [Israeli outpost](/source/Israeli_outpost) in the [Gush Katif](/source/Gush_Katif) settlement bloc, located in the south-west edge of the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip), and evacuated as part of [Israel's unilateral disengagement plan](/source/Israel's_unilateral_disengagement_plan) of 2005.

## History

Karem Atzmona founded on [Tu Bishvat](/source/Tu_Bishvat) in 2001,[1] was located adjacent to the settlement of [Bnei Atzmon](/source/Bnei_Atzmon).[2] The settlement was never legally recognized by the Israeli government, and was legally classified as a neighborhood of Bnei Atzmon.[3]

The history of Kerem Atzmona starts prior to the outbreak of the [Second Intifada](/source/Second_Intifada). Between the settlements of [Morag](/source/Morag%2C_Gaza) and Bnei Atzmon, within Gush Katif, lied several thousand dunams of unused land that until a decade earlier had been a vineyard (kerem in Hebrew translates to vineyard) of Bnei Atzmon. In the summer of 2000, second generation children of Bnei Atzmon decided to hold a summer camp on the plateau which is sixty meters above sea level. A few months later in the fall, before the [Jewish](/source/Jewish) holiday of [Rosh Hashana](/source/Rosh_Hashana) (and before the [October 2000 riots](/source/October_2000_riots_(Israel))), two families decided to move to the site and live in a trailer. The following spring, more families decided to move to the location and took up residence in additional trailers that were installed on the site.[2]

At the beginning of this venture, financial and logistical support came from the community of Bnei Atzmon, but eventually the residents themselves became independent and took administrative control of that neighborhood-turned-settlement. Along with the living quarters, a [synagogue](/source/Synagogue), a [mikveh](/source/Mikveh) for men, and a [children's playground](/source/Children's_playground) were built.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Plans for adding a nursery were already finalized, and a master plan for an expansion along with permanent housing was in development at the time of evacuation.[3]

The 20 families of Kerem Atzmon were evicted on 17 August 2005 by the [Israeli Army](/source/Israeli_Army) and [Police](/source/Israeli_Police).[4] The trailers and other structures were destroyed on 19 August.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Adler, Akiva (2003-02-26). ["בשביל מה ועדת בדיקה? מספיק לגלוש באינטרנט"](https://www.haaretz.co.il/misc/2003-02-26/ty-article/0000017f-db98-db5a-a57f-dbfa99040000). *Haaretz* (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-08-08.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) ["כרם עצמונה"](https://myesha.org.il/?CategoryID=175&ArticleID=217). *[Yesha Council](/source/Yesha_Council)* (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-08-08.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) Shragai, Nadav (2005-05-09). ["במאחז היחיד בגוש קטיף לא יחגגו השבוע את יום העצמאות"](https://www.haaretz.co.il/misc/2005-05-09/ty-article/0000017f-efd2-df98-a5ff-efffe36e0000). *Haaretz* (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-08-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["נווה דקלים: הכוחות עזבו, הצעירים פרצו בריקודים"](https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3128954,00.html). *ynet* (in Hebrew). 2005-08-17. Retrieved 2025-08-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Hasson, Miri (2005-08-19). ["דחפורים הרסו את בתי כרם עצמונה"](https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3130217,00.html). *ynet* (in Hebrew). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240501160229/https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3130217,00.html) from the original on 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2025-08-08.

## External links

- [Israeli Police picture gallery from day of evacuation](https://web.archive.org/web/20071010053019/http://www.police.gov.il/app/NTSpokesmanCivil/gallery_small_pictures.asp?move=0&galleryid=54&category=dover)

v t e Former Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip (Hof Aza Regional Council) Gush Katif Bedolah Bnei Atzmon Gadid Gan Or Ganei Tal Katif Kerem Atzmona Kfar Darom Kfar Yam Morag Netzer Hazani Neve Dekalim Pe'at Sadeh Rafiah Yam Shirat HaYam Slav Tel Katifa Other Dugit Elei Sinai Nisanit Netzarim

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