Israel’s defence minister has said he is committed to the ethnic cleansing of Gaza through large-scale migration of Palestinians as part of Israel’s long-term plans for the territory.

The forced transfer of civilian populations is a war crime and a crime against humanity. Israeli officials, including Katz, use the term “voluntary migration” to describe their plans for large numbers of Palestinians to leave Gaza.

Israel-based human rights organisations and lawyers have warned that the conditions Israel has imposed on Gaza mean no departure can be considered voluntary and the policy constitutes planning for ethnic cleansing.

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    8 days ago

    this makes me sick to my stomach. i cannot imagine being disenfranchised from your fucking home land. as in, the earth beneath your feet does not hold a place for you

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      8 days ago

      Until this nightmare is over I cannot fathom sleeping soundlessly at night as someone living in the US… and then it isn’t as if the damage stops because the initial violence does… the suffering continues in waves for decades… that is specifically what it was designed to do in fact.

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    8 days ago

    You know, now I was sure we had a word for large scale forced expulsions. Doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue

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    7 days ago

    At least the Nazis had a plan for where they wanted to send the Jewish refugees. They wanted to force a relocation to Palestine. Where are the Palestinians supposed to go?