Israeli Officials Discuss 'Voluntary Migration' of Palestinians from Gaza
other · 2024-01-01 · Gaza Strip
Israeli government officials have publicly discussed encouraging the migration of Palestinians from Gaza, describing it as 'voluntary migration' despite conditions that have made the area uninhabitable due to conflict and siege.
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- “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s two senior far-right partners endorsed... encouraging of “voluntary emigration” of Palestinians... The war presents an ‘opportunity to concentrate on encouraging the migration of the residents of Gaza,’ Ben Gvir told reporters... The ‘correct solution’... is ‘to encourage the voluntary migration of Gaza’s residents to countries that will agree to take in the refugees,’ Smotrich told members of his Religious Zionism party.” — The Islands Grapevine – January 4th, 2024 (January 4th, 2024)
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