As of yesterday, following President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s meeting in the White House, permanent displacement and forcible transfer of 2.5 million Gazans is now on the cards.
Thrown in for good measure is a US occupation of Gaza and a decision in the next month on whether the USA will allow Israel to annex the West Bank.In other words – the permanent expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland and the complete takeover of this land by the USA and Israel.We should take President Trump’s words very seriously. In the short term this announcement puts the continuation of the cease-fire and the lives of the remaining hostages at grave risk.
The UK government must now use the weight of its diplomatic leverage and its relationship with its allies to unequivocally oppose this and ensure it can never become a reality. Those that are Israel’s closest friends and allies – in the international community and in Jewish communities worldwide - must call this what it is: ethnic cleansing.This is not complicated; it does not contain shades of grey that can be debated.
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