Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir expressed support for the idea of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip abroad, declaring that the war represented “an opportunity to focus on encouraging the migration of Gazans.”
Ben Gvir said during the weekly meeting of the Otzma Yehudit party, “Such a policy (settlement of Gazans outside the Strip) would facilitate the return of residents of Israeli communities adjacent to the Gaza border, as well as Israeli settlements in Gaza, which were evacuated in 2005, which is.” A correct, just, moral and humane solution,” he said.
The Times of Israel website quoted Ben Gvir as saying: “We cannot withdraw from any area in the Gaza Strip (…) and I do not only rule out Jewish settlement there, but I also think it is an important matter.”
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A number of lawmakers, including members of Israel’s Cabinet, have pushed for what they call the “voluntary resettlement” of Palestinians from Gaza, a policy that has been strongly rejected by Prime Minister Netanyahu and the international community.
Earlier last month, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich wrote on Facebook welcoming “the voluntary migration of Gaza Arabs to countries around the world.”
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For her part, Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel called for “encouraging the voluntary resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza outside the Gaza Strip, for humanitarian reasons.”
Former Israeli officials suggested in television interviews that Egypt could establish vast tent cities in the Sinai desert, with international funding.
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2024-01-01 15:34:51
