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Netzer Hazani
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FormerIsraeli settlement | |
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  Netzer Hazani | |
| Coordinates:31°22′48″N34°19′19″E / 31.38000°N 34.32194°E /31.38000; 34.32194 | |
| Country | Israel |
| Council | Hof Aza |
| Founded | 1997 |
Netzer Hazani (Hebrew:נֵצֶר חַזָּנִי) was anIsraeli settlement located in the northeast corner of theGush Katif (a bloc of 17Israeli settlements in the southernGaza Strip) and evacuated in Israel'sdisengagement of 2005. It was under the jurisdiction ofHof Aza Regional Council.
Netzer Hazani was founded as a paramilitaryNahal (Fighting Pioneer Youth) settlement calledGadish on May 29, 1973.
In February 1977 the land was handed over to civilians as amoshav ofOrthodox Jews, becoming the first civilian village of Gush Katif. The settlement was named afterMichael Hazani, Minister of Social Welfare and Agriculture and one of the pioneers of the settlement movement.
On the day of the ceremony, Prime MinisterYitzhak Rabin announced, "This is a great day for the State of Israel and for Jewish settlement, a day which symbolizes our deep-rooted presence in this area, which has since theSix-Day War become an integral part of the State and its security". After the ceremony Rabin fixed the firstMezuza on the entrance to one of the houses, together with the son of minister Hazani.[1]
Most residents earned their living from agriculture. In the 1970s and 1980s, the main crop was floral, later in the 1990s, vegetables would be grown in the greenhouses. Towards the end of the 1990s, the Netzer Hazani farmers joined other farmers in Gush Katif, in growing bug-free leafy vegetables and herbs. A buddingorganic agriculture initiative was also successful.
Residents of Netzer Hazani were forcefully evicted on August 18, 2005, by theIDF andIsraeli Police. By that time, it was home to 84 families including over 410 people. A new village namedNetzer Hazani was established in theNahal Sorek Regional Council area of Israel in 2010.
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