The Last Stand Thursday, 10 November, 2005 2100 BST on BBC Two

In August 2005, 8,000 Jewish settlers were forced to leave their homes in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli troops pulled out in September ending 38 years of what is defined by many as aggressive occupation, and by others as a rightful Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel.

In March 2004 when Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza disengagement plan still seemed ambiguous, we began following the Itzhaki family.

The family lives in the one-house settlement of Kfar Yam.

Four families originally established the settlement but two of the male founders were killed by Palestinians.

Ultimately, the Itzhaki family found themselves in a lone Israeli house among thousands of Palestinians.

When the disengagement plan developed into a reality, Arik and Datya Itzhaki became politically active, emerging as two of the most extreme advocates of the right-wing settlers in Israel.

Personal struggle

Datya was given a camera with which she documents life in the settlement and the struggle against the pullout.

Arik strategises and Datya implements the gathering of hundreds of supporters.

Old houses are renovated and tent camps built overnight in the hope of persuading young Israelis to relocate to Gaza.

During this period Datya is diagnosed with a malignant form of cancer.

In her video diary she documents her fight against the government along with her fight against cancer.

The Last Stand presents the painful and dramatic process of the pullout from a uniquely personal point of view.