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ספריית הפרסומים משרד מבקר המדינה ונציבות תלונות הציבור

Audit report on disengagement: Issues in the activities of SELA Disengagement Authority ; Local authorities’ preparation and absorption of the evacuees

הגעת לתוכן כרטיסייה על מנת להמשיך בנייוט דלג עם החיצים למטה ולמעלה
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The reports that are presented here and that are dealing with the disengagement, concerning the preparation of the Prime minister’s office and other government agencies for the disengagement process, and the preparation of communities and regional councils for the disengagement, join the report that has already been submitted regarding the protection of communities in Gaza vicinity.

We shall recall briefly that on the matter of the protection of communities in Gaza vicinity, we noted at the previous report, submitted a month ago, regarding the conduct of unreasonable and inefficient process that continued for a long period of time, with discussions that ended without practical results. This situation continued until the date of disengagement, and moreover, it lasts until November 2005, the date of completion of the audit of the State Comptroller's Office.

Furthermore, in the report regarding the protection of communities in Gaza vicinity, we noted that it would be appropriate to learn the lesson from the conduct that was revealed and which can be summarized as problematic in the area of decision making processes and their implementation, especially in crucial, urgent and sensitive issues concerning the saving of human life. The responsibility in this case rests always on the highest ranking official, in this case the defense minister. We have emphasized in the past that personal responsibility is the heart of the audit in Israel.

The plan of disengagement from Gaza and settlements in the region of northern Samaria, which was set by the government, was accompanied by public debate and has defence, economic, political, and above all human aspects. To implement the program on the one hand, and reduce as much as possible the harm for the evacuees on the other hand, the government should have acted in a different manner then the routine. Establishment of the SELA disengagement administration was one of the actions designed to centralize under one roof the government activities in the civil areas.

Delays in recruitment and absorption of personnel in the SELA disengagement administration and absorption of the evacuees in the local authorities, were not the result of lack of appropriate laws and procedures, but foot-dragging in the activities of the responsible factors, in cases were circumstances demanded a vigorous and determined action.

The current reports, similarly to the report concerning with the protecting of communities in the Gaza vicinity, were done in "real time", while things have occurred. As already noted, this audit is preferred on "historical" audit that is done long after the completion of the act. This is the new policy of the State Comptroller's Office.

The additional reports listed here are meaningful and serious. Even if many months have passed, many evacuees still remained in temporary housing and without employment.

The report’s findings clearly indicate that the Prime Minister’s office, SELA Disengagement Authority and several of the designated ministries had not been mindful enough to the absorption of the evacuees.

There is no doubt that the evacuees, children and adults, elderly and toddlers, suffered from severe trauma in the evacuation and from the manner of their evacuation from the Gaza Strip. The evacuees paid a heavy personal price due to the evacuation. The improvement of the situation of the evacuees and their living conditions today is a duty imposed on the state and its institutions, a duty of great importance.

Not even a single evacuee should stay without the attention of the competent authorities or their complete assistance. All roads lead, in these reports, to the state and its institutions. It must overcome all budget obstacles; give utmost priority to resettlement and rehabilitation of the evacuees.

Any delay in this regard, is a clear expression of continued failure. Evacuees are eligible for immediate assistance, and the sooner the better.

Micha Lindenstrauss

State Comptroller and Ombudsman

Jerusalem, Sh'vat 5766, February 2006