
 
 
An  unprecedented mutiny took place at the swearing-in ceremony of Shimshon  Battalion soldiers at the Kotel Thursday evening. Immediately after being sworn  in, some of the soldiers raised large signs which said “Shimshon Battalion does  not carry out evictions at Homesh.” 
Parents of soldiers also raised  similar signs at the same moment.  
The anger and frustration within the ranks of the Shimshon soldiers and their  families reached a boiling point after the battalion carried out numerous  evictions at Homesh – a Shomron (Samaria) community that was razed in the  “Disengagement”.
Just as the Kfir Regiment Commander began his speech at  the ceremony, soldiers from the battalion and raised two large signs against the  evictions. Similar signs were raised by the soldiers' relatives in the  audience.   The “Disengagement” carried out in 2005 by the government of  now-comatose Ariel Sharon included the destruction of all Jewish communities in  Gaza. It was carried out in the hope of bringing about peace with the Arabs.  However, no peace  has materialized, and Jewish activists have been persistent  in their attempts to return to Homesh. The military, on its side, has been  evicting these Jews from the ruins time and time again – sometimes in a violent  manner, and often on the Jewish Sabbath.
IDF officials warned Friday that the soldiers could face expulsion from Shimshon for their actions. "This was a shameful and anomalous breach of IDF discipline," a spokesman said. "Kfir Regiment Commander Colonel Oren Abman will consider terminating their service in the regiment."