Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Elder of Ziyon
The Hamas attack on Israeli towns surrounding Gaza on October 7 has provided a pretext for an unprecedented, genocidal revenge campaign by Israel involving the massacre of now nearly 5,000 Palestinians, including over 2,000 children – and that may only be the beginning. Now, an Israeli think tank with ties to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is promoting plans for the complete ethnic cleansing of Gaza.On October 17, the Misgav Institute for National Security & Zionist Strategy published a position paper (PDF) advocating for the “relocation and final settlement of the entire Gaza population.” The report advocates exploiting the current moment to accomplish a long-held Zionist goal of moving Palestinians off the land of historic Palestine. The report’s subtitle makes it clear: “There is at the moment a unique and rare opportunity to evacuate the whole Gaza Strip in coordination with the Egyptian government.”
A think tank writes up something and suddenly it becomes Israeli policy!
But it isn't only a think tank, but an Israeli ministry that hardly anyone ever heard of! From +972:
The Israeli Ministry of Intelligence is recommending the forcible and permanent transfer of the Gaza Strip’s 2.2 million Palestinian residents to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, according to an official document revealed in full for the first time by +972’s partner site Local Call yesterday.
The 10-page document, dated Oct. 13, 2023, bears the logo of the Intelligence Ministry — a small governmental body that produces policy research and shares its proposals with intelligence agencies, the army, and other ministries. It assesses three options regarding the future of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the framework of the current war, and recommends a full population transfer as its preferred course of action. It also calls on Israel to enlist the international community in support of this endeavor. The document, whose authenticity was confirmed by the ministry, has been translated into English in full here on +972.
At least +972 puts this a little bit in perspective:
The existence of the document does not necessarily indicate that its recommendations are being considered by Israel’s defense establishment. Despite its name, the Intelligence Ministry is not directly responsible for any intelligence body, but rather independently prepares studies and policy papers that are distributed to the Israeli government and security agencies for review, but are not binding. The ministry’s annual budget is NIS 25 million and its influence is considered relatively small. It is currently headed by Gila Gamliel, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party.
“We are against transfer to any place, in any form, and we consider it a red line that we will not allow to be crossed,” Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, said of the report. “What happened in 1948 will not be allowed to happen again.”
Option A: The population remaining in Gaza and the import of Palestinian Authority (PA) rule.Option B: The population remaining in Gaza along with the emergence of a local Arab authority.Option C: The evacuation of the civilian population from Gaza to Sinai.
Out of these hypotheticals, it examines the pros and cons of each. Again, this is prudent, not genocidal. And Option C is determined to be best for everyone, including Palestinians themselves:
2.In our assessment, post-evacuation combat is likely to result in fewer casualties among the civilian population compared to the expected casualties if the population remains (as presented in options A and B).
3.Large-scale migration from war zones (Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine) and population movement is a natural and sought-after outcome due to the dangers associated with remaining in the war zone.
4.Even before the war, there was significant demand for emigration from Gaza, among the local population. The war is only expected to increase this phenomenon.
5.Legally:
a.This is a defensive war against a terrorist organization that conducted a military invasion into Israel.
b.The demand for the evacuation of the non-combatant population from the area is a widely accepted method that saves lives, and it was the approach used by the Americans in Iraq in 2003.
c.Egypt has an obligation under international law to allow the passage of the population.
...8.In the long run, this option will gain broader legitimacy because it involves a population that will be integrated within a state framework with citizenship.
Now, this will never happen. Egypt is dead-set against a single Palestinian on its land. (The Misgav Institute plan describes how a voluntary relocation of Palestinians to become Egyptian citizens, paid for by Israel, would be good for Egypt's economy as well as those of surrounding countries.)
Palestinian leaders try to brainwash Palestinians into thinking this would be a second Nabka. However, what none of the critics dare examine is what the Palestinian civilians in Gaza themselves want to do.
Which is why the outcry over this plan is so hypocritical. Not one of the supposed "pro-Palestinian" groups have ever asked Palestinians what they want. But all evidence shows that if given a choice, many if not most would love to become full citizens of other Arab countries.
The real question is, why is it so unfathomable - nay, "genocidal" - to think about a plan that would, if implemented correctly, be good for everyone: Israel, Gazans, and even Egypt?
No one will force Palestinians to become citizens of Egypt if they don't want to - but what do they want?
If you aren't asking that question, then your pretense of being "pro-Palestinian" is exposed as just a smokescreen for hating Israel.
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