(CNN) – The right-wing Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, responded to the US State Department’s criticism of his statements calling for the resettlement of Gaza residents outside the Strip.
This came in a post published by the Minister of National Security on his page on the X platform (formerly Twitter), where he said, on Tuesday: “I greatly appreciate the United States of America, but with all due respect, we are not just another star on the American flag.”
Ben Gvir described the United States as a “good friend” of Israel, adding: “But first and foremost we will do what is good for the State of Israel,” stressing that “the migration of hundreds of thousands from Gaza” will allow Israeli settlers to return and “live in safety.”
Ben Gvir, along with Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, presented this proposal earlier this week.
Smotrich called on Palestinian residents to leave the Gaza Strip to make way for Israelis who could “make the desert flourish,” according to Reuters, and Ben Gvir expressed his support for the resettlement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip abroad, declaring that the war represents “an opportunity to focus on encouraging the migration of Gazans.” During a political meeting.
Earlier Tuesday, US State Department spokesman Matt Miller said that “such statements do not reflect the policy of the Israeli government,” and described them as “inflammatory and irresponsible.”
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2024-01-03 04:39:16