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Ousted Settlers Struggling to Cope
(Chicago Tribune) Joel Greenberg - Their communities are ghost towns now, and bulldozers have begun tearing into the homes. Living in hotels after their emotional evacuation last week, thousands of Jewish settlers removed from the Gaza Strip are adrift, caught between grief over their loss and a dawning realization that they have to start charting a new course. The Israeli settlements in Gaza, mostly communities of religious Jews, were close-knit, held together by strong faith. For the evacuees from Neve Dekalim, the prime concern now is maintaining their community and rebuilding it as one unit in a new location. "We want to stay together, and we're going to fight for it," said Malka Yanai.