Washington DC –
Office United States of America (US) and controversial minister Israel involved in a dispute over calls for a mass exodus of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip made by two Israeli ministers in the Prime Minister’s (PM) government cabinet Benjamin Netanyahu.
The two Israeli ministers called on citizens Palestine should be encouraged to move away from Gaza Stripand for Jewish settlers to return to occupy the Palestinian enclave.
As reported AFPWednesday (3/1/2024), the controversial call was made by the Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich.
Ben-Gvir, who is known to always defend radical Jews, called on Monday (1/1) local time for Israel to promote “solutions to encourage emigration of the Gaza population”.
Israel unilaterally withdrew its troops and repatriated Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip in 2005, ending the Jewish state’s presence in the Palestinian enclave that began in 1967 but retaining full control of the territory’s borders.
Netanyahu’s government has not officially stated plans to expel Gaza residents or send Jewish settlers back to the territory since the war against Hamas broke out on October 7 last year.
But Ben-Gvir argued that the departure of Palestinians and the rebuilding of Israeli settlements was “a correct, just, moral and humane solution”.
“This is an opportunity to develop a project that encourages Gazans to emigrate to countries around the world,” said Ben-Gvir while speaking at a meeting of the ultranationalist Otszma Yehudit party he chairs.
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2024-01-03 10:31:27
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