by Chris Menahan, Information Liberation:
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Thursday on X that the Jewish state is working on a plan to move displaced Palestinians to majority white countries like Spain, Ireland, Norway and Canada.
Katz claimed such countries are “legally obligated” to take in the refugees Israel’s war created.
Katz wrote on X:
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I have instructed the IDF to prepare a plan that will allow any resident of Gaza who wishes to leave to do so, to any country willing to receive them.
Hamas has used the residents of Gaza as human shields, built its terror infrastructure in the heart of the civilian population, and now holds them hostage—extorting money from them through the humanitarian aid system and preventing their departure from Gaza.
The plan will include exit options via land crossings, as well as special arrangements for departure by sea and air.
Countries such as Spain, Ireland, Norway, and others, which have falsely accused Israel over its actions in Gaza, are legally obligated to allow Gazans to enter their territory. Their hypocrisy will be exposed if they refuse. Meanwhile, countries like Canada, which has a structured immigration program, have previously expressed willingness to take in residents from Gaza.
The people of Gaza should have the right to freedom of movement and migration, as is customary everywhere in the world.
I welcome President @realDonaldTrump bold initiative, which can create extensive opportunities for those in Gaza who wish to leave, assist them in resettling in host countries, and support long-term reconstruction efforts in a demilitarized, threat-free Gaza after Hamas—an effort that will take many years.
Katz tagged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the end of his post.
Katz’s comments echo similar statements put out by Israeli Knesset members at the start of the war.
In a Nov 2023 Wall Street Journal column titled “The West Should Welcome Gaza Refugees,” Danny Danon, Israel’s former Ambassador to the UN and Ram Ben Barak, the former deputy head of the Mossad, said that Western nations should “welcome” the refugees Israel’s war with Gaza is creating.
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