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Itamar Ben Gvir Unveils a "Voluntary Emigration" Party Plan for 1.86 Million Gazans
The ministers revived a seven-year emigration plan, while Egypt and China rejected any forced displacement of Gaza’s more than 2 million residents.
Far-Right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir unveiled a seven-year plan Thursday for the "voluntary emigration" of Palestinians from Gaza, with his Jewish Power party naming Turkey, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo as potential destinations.
Defence Minister Israel Katz echoed the proposal on Wednesday, calling displacement the "only solution" for the strip as right-wing politicians seek to rally supporters ahead of the Oct. 27 election.
Palestinian residents rejected the proposals, citing fears of a new "Nakba" referencing the 1948 mass displacement, while 52-year-old Mohammed Abu Al-Qumbuz stated, "We will die on the land of Gaza."
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a joint statement recently, "categorically rejected any plans to displace the Palestinian people" from their lands.
Although President Donald Trump previously froze similar proposals, Katz insists the plan remains under discussion, stating "the plan hasn't been cancelled; it is being discussed all the time, even now.