Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir pushing government to present plan to Trump after January 20th, under which Israel would encourage Jewish settlement of Gaza, while enabling voluntary emigration of Palestinian Arabs.
A senior Israeli government minister has proposed a two-fold population transfer in the Gaza Strip – and is hoping to garner support from the White House for his plan.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, chairman of the Otzma Yehudit faction and a former activist in the Kach movement founded by the late Rabbi Meir Kahane, told Ma’ariv Thursday that is optimistic that the Netanyahu government will accomplish “big things” in the Gaza Strip, once President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20th.
In particular, Ben-Gvir said he hopes Israel will take advantage of the change in the White House to push a pair of policy changes vis-a-vis the Gaza Strip; encouraging Jewish resettlement of the coastal enclave – which Israel evacuated in August 2005 – and promoting the voluntary emigration of Arabs from Gaza to countries abroad.