Holy crap man.
Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said “I welcome the initiative of the voluntary emigration of Gaza Arabs to countries around the world. This is the right humanitarian solution for the residents of Gaza and the entire region after 75 years of refugees, poverty and danger. The State of Israel will no longer be able to accept the existence of an independent entity in Gaza
Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich in Tel Aviv in August. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters
Reuters reports Smotrich, who heads one of the religious nationalist parties in Netanyahu’s coalition, was speaking after a call by two members of the Israeli parliament who wrote in a Wall Street Journal editorial that western countries should accept Gazan families who expressed a desire to relocate.
His comments underscore fears across the region that Israel wants to drive Palestinians out of Gaza, repeating the mass dispossession of Palestinians when Israel was created in 1948 referred to as the Nakba.
In the Wall Street Journal opinion piece, two Israeli Knesset members, Danny Danon of Likud, former ambassador to the UN, and Ram Ben Barak of Yesh Atid, ex-deputy director of the Mossad, said:
- Openlijk etnische zuivering
- Westen moet Palestijnen ontvangen
- Westen moet betalen
THE GUARDIAN 14/11/23:
Israeli minister says Israel no longer able to accept existence of Gaza, calls for 'voluntary emigration'
A senior member of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government said on Tuesday Gaza could not survive as an independent entity, and Palestinians there should agree to “voluntary emigration” and leave for other countries.Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said “I welcome the initiative of the voluntary emigration of Gaza Arabs to countries around the world. This is the right humanitarian solution for the residents of Gaza and the entire region after 75 years of refugees, poverty and danger. The State of Israel will no longer be able to accept the existence of an independent entity in Gaza
Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich in Tel Aviv in August. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters
Reuters reports Smotrich, who heads one of the religious nationalist parties in Netanyahu’s coalition, was speaking after a call by two members of the Israeli parliament who wrote in a Wall Street Journal editorial that western countries should accept Gazan families who expressed a desire to relocate.
His comments underscore fears across the region that Israel wants to drive Palestinians out of Gaza, repeating the mass dispossession of Palestinians when Israel was created in 1948 referred to as the Nakba.
In the Wall Street Journal opinion piece, two Israeli Knesset members, Danny Danon of Likud, former ambassador to the UN, and Ram Ben Barak of Yesh Atid, ex-deputy director of the Mossad, said:
It is imperative that the international community explore potential solutions to help civilians caught in the crisis. One idea is for countries around the world to accept limited numbers of Gazan families who have expressed a desire to relocate. Europe has a long history of assisting refugees fleeing conflicts.
Countries around the world should offer a haven for Gaza residents who seek relocation. Members of the international community can collaborate to provide one-time financial-support packages to Gazans interested in moving to help with relocation costs and to ease refugees’ acclimation to their new communities.
We simply need a handful of the world’s nations to share the responsibility of hosting Gazan residents.
