Gov't to offer 4 compensation plans to evacuated settlers

[Gimel]

The government will offer four alternative compensation plans to settlers evacuated from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank, pursuant to the disengagement plan, according to the government's so-called compensation committee.

The committee, headed by Justice Ministry director-general Aharon Abramovich, is responsible for drafting legislation to enable the payment of compensation to the settlers. According to the Justice Ministry, the draft legislation will probably be submitted to the cabinet in October or November; meanwhile, committee members will hold talks with the settlers in an effort to involve them in the drafting process.

The legislation will cover some 1,600 families - about 1,500 in Gaza and another 100 in the four West Bank settlements. The families will be compensated for the loss of their homes, loss of income (for salaried employees) and loss of businesses in Gaza.

The housing compensation will depend on how long the family has lived in the settlement, where it chooses to relocate and its own negotiations with the state. The committee has not yet decided whether to pay the compensation as a lump sum or in several payments over the course of a few years. A separate task force will determine how the compensation will be taxed.

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1,600 families need to be relocated to fulfill the Disengagement Plan. That is massive transfer.