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Last update - 18:05 30/07/2008 State panel of inquiry to probe treatment of evacuated settlers By Tomer Zarchin, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Lindenstrauss, disengagement  The State Control Committee decided on Wednesday to establish a state inquiry commission to investigate the government's treatment of the residents of Gush Katif and the northern West Bank who were evacuated in the 2005 disengagement. The committee will focus on the delays in transferring the evacuees from mobile homes into permanent communities as well as the rampant unemployment among the evacuees. State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss announced at the start of the State Control Committee meeting that he supported the establishment of such an inquiry panel, saying "the report we composed in 2006 on the disengagement was submitted in real time, and I can't say that its primary points were ever implemented. On the contrary, chapters and recommendations we raised have yet to be addressed and the process continues." Advertisement "Some ten thousand citizens are currently encountering difficulty," Lindenstrauss added. "This is not a political problem, this touches all of us." Prime Minister's Office Director General Ra'anan Dinur welcomed the inquiry, saying that the government has nothing to hide. He added that the Prime Minister's Office was "eager for a responsible adult to decide on the issue." Zevulun Orlev, the chairman of the State Control Committee, said that ten thousand people who were evacuated from their homes were "abandoned by the government." He added that the inquiry commission would rectify the severe failures of the government in its handling of the evacuees' needs. Related articles: 2005 Disengagement Website Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's four-stage disengagement plan Two years later, Gush Katif evacuees still need housing Bookmark to del.icio.us   Calling it quits Beleaguered prime minister announces he will not run in Kadima party primaries. Obama's hunch Report: Obama 'gets the feeling' Israel to strike Iran if sanctions fail.   1.   evacuation 14:56  |  saul 30/07/08   2.   Well excuse me for living. 14:58  |  Gideon Reader 30/07/08   3.   state inquiry 15:05  |  zionist with princip 30/07/08   4.   Blame one of the the Prime Instigators of the Disengagement 15:09  |  The Truthful One 30/07/08   5.   oldemerde the engineer-toot tooot 15:13  |  jewish doctor 30/07/08   6.   Let them sit 15:47  |  cory 30/07/08   7.   a disgusting fiasco from start until today 16:06  |  victor hardman 30/07/08   8.   What About the Plight of The Gazan Arabs? 16:22  |  Mike 30/07/08   9.   Reply to Cory in Jerusalem (Post No. 6) 16:26  |  Johnny Weintraub 30/07/08   10.   Besides the big error, the government lacks in his promises. 16:51  |  JP 30/07/08   11.   Milions of olim 16:57  |  Eric 30/07/08   12.   Sheltered employment? 17:19  |  Ian 30/07/08   13.   Thousands of Rockets Fired on Gaza Jews. VICTIMS were PUNISHED! 18:07  |  Linda Rivera 30/07/08   14.   Now it is clearer than ever before....... 19:01  |  Dagma 30/07/08   15.   Lies 19:15  |  Jacob 30/07/08   16.   The problems are those of the evacuees 19:54  |  David Teich 30/07/08   17.   They should have stayed in Israel in the first place 01:48  |  Harrison 31/07/08   18.   17: Harrison, where would that be? 10:42  |  David Teich 31/07/08

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