More lies
Resettlement of Palestinians out of Gaza is "absolutely not" Israel's position, President Herzog says
The resettlement of Palestinians out of Gaza is “outright, officially and unequivocally” not Israel’s position, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog said on Sunday.
Speaking to NBC’s Kristen Walker on Meet the Press, Herzog was asked whether recent comments made by some Israeli cabinet members, who appeared to suggest a forced displacement of Palestinians out of Gaza, reflect the Israeli government's official position.
Herzog said this is "absolutely not” the position of the “Israeli government or the Israeli parliament or the Israeli public,” but added, “In a society where free speech is the basis of our national DNA, people can say whatever they want.” (As long as it isn't anything pro Palestinian...)
The Israeli president said that his colleagues “were speaking about the wilful leaving of the Gaza Strip, but… I'm saying outright, officially and unequivocally this is not the Israeli position.”
Herzog also spoke of Israel’s determination “to undermine the ability of Hamas to operate terror throughout the world and of course, in Israel.”
He said his country was “utterly grateful” to US President Joe Biden for his “steadfast stand” in supporting Israel, and that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming visit to Israel is “another expression of the huge impact and importance that the United States places as to the direction and the exit from this conflict.”
Israel in talks with Congo and other countries on Gaza ‘voluntary migration’ plan
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-in-talks-with-congo-and-other-countries-on-gaza-voluntary-migration-plan/
Senior official says Jerusalem working on postwar resettlement of Palestinians from Strip; some ministers tout Saudi Arabia as destination for Gazans seeking construction work
The “voluntary” resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza is slowly becoming a key official policy of the government, with a senior official saying that Israel has held talks with several countries for their potential absorption.
Zman Israel, The Times of Israel’s Hebrew sister site, has learned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is conducting secret contacts for accepting thousands of immigrants from Gaza with Congo, in addition to other nations.
“Congo will be willing to take in migrants, and we’re in talks with others,” a senior source in the security cabinet said.
Poll: 83% of Israelis Support Voluntary Emigration from Gaza
The Direct Polls survey that was published last Thursday (Direct Polls: Gantz and Bibi Neck-and-Neck, Smotrich Beats the Threshold) included the question: “To what degree do you support encouraging the voluntary emigration of Gaza Strip residents?”
The response of 1,487 adults (18+) who are a representative sample of the general population in Israel, with a statistical sampling error of ± 3.9%, at a 95% probability, was overwhelmingly in favor of the idea.
But no doubt, NBC will simply report it as 'truth'. (As well as CNN with no 'CNN cannot verify' disclaimer with this article)
Meanwhile after the IDF claimed it now has full control of Northern Gaza
Aid has not been allowed into northern Gaza despite an Israeli claim Hamas has been defeated there
The Israeli claim it “dismantled” Hamas’s command in northern Gaza could be related to increasing pressure to produce results in its bloody three-month war, according to analyst Adel Abdel Ghafar. “The Israelis need to show to their domestic constituency that they are actually achieving something on the ground,” said the director of the foreign policy and security programme at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs.
“But if you look at some of the statements coming from the far-right members of the Israeli cabinet, they don’t want any aid to come back or any Palestinians to come back to northern Gaza. What they are advocating for is actually the mass expulsion of Palestinians. “So it remains to be seen whether the Israeli cabinet will be aligned to allow further aid in or allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza,” said Abdel Ghafar.
Last edited by SvennoJ - on 07 January 2024
