On Tuesday, the US State Department expressed disapproval of the remarks made by Israeli Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir, who advocated for the relocation of Palestinian Arabs outside of Gaza.
In a statement, State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller stated, “The United States condemns the provocative and irresponsible comments made by Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir. The forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza is not acceptable.”
Miller emphasized, “Despite assurances from the Government of Israel, including the Prime Minister, that these statements do not reflect official policy, we urge an immediate cessation of such rhetoric.”
“We have consistently maintained that Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and will continue to do so, envisioning a future where Hamas is no longer in control and no terrorist entities pose a threat to Israel. This is the path we advocate for the benefit of both Israelis and Palestinians, the wider region, and the global community,” Miller added.
In response to the criticism, Minister Ben Gvir expressed gratitude to the United States but asserted, “While we value our friendship with the United States, our primary commitment is to the State of Israel. Facilitating the migration of hundreds of thousands from Gaza would enable the return of residents near the Gaza border to their homes, ensuring their security and safeguarding IDF soldiers.”
Smotrich, speaking at the Religious Zionist Party faction meeting on Monday, dismissed conventional approaches to the Gaza issue, stating, “Those expecting a solution similar to previous attempts are mistaken. We need to think innovatively, and the correct approach is to encourage the voluntary migration of Gaza residents to nations willing to accept them, much like those that took in millions of refugees from Syria and other conflict zones. This should be the destiny of Gaza’s residents.”
{Matzav.com Israel}
Not supprised
Biden and his fellow Librals would like to keep the American poor locked in their ghettos in life of violents and dependence of wellfare in order to create a career for libral politicians
Hamas and their fellow PA friends would like to keep the poor arabs locked in the camps in a life of violents and dependance on UN wellfare in order to create a career for the PA and Hamas politicians
BOTH two sides of the same coin
Not Supprised
Biden and his libral politicains in the USA would like to keep the American poor locked up in their ghettos living a life with the constant threat of violence being dependant on perpetual US government wellfare in order to create a secure career for libral politicians at the expense of the poor American public
Hamas and the other Arab politicians would like to keep the poor Arab masses locked up in their camps living a life with the constant threat of violence and being dependant on UN or other forms of perpetual wellfare in order to create a secure career for themselves at the expense of the poor Arab public
The US State department is just as bad as the UN.
The two ministers have every right to say as they feel. Whobthe he_ _ is America to dictate what someone may or may not say! They’re not making policy – they’re just stating their opinion.
AND THEY’RE RIGHT.
I can not see Israel suffering its military casualties just to rebuild an Arab Gaza. Like the Golan Heights, this land should be used for the needs of the state of Israel.
Best endorsement to keep supporting & voting for both איתמר ben Gvir and בצלאל Smotrich, and to vote against crooked Joe Biden
However regarding “Joe Biden”. I’m surprised you’re still so deep asleep with this faker. Let alone the clear pictures which is anything but Biden, do you remember millions of people at “Biden’s” rallies or you remember 10 people 6 feet apart? Don’t you see he’s a total fraud? Does he even act like a president? What’s with you? While most non-Jews are awake about this fake pResident, most Jews are in deep sleep mode. When will you wake up?
Irresponsible comment made by these idiots. Don’t they realize their comment will only cause more hatred against Jews?
Their comments will NOT cause more hatred against Jews. The antisemitism has been sky high before the attack. If anything, non-Jews RESPECT Jews who stick up for themselves. Kol Hakavod for Smotrich and Ben-Gvir. They have their brains in the right place.
Where are you going to find more haters of Jews? We’re already hated by all non Jews. Some 4 legged animals will join the 2 legged haters.
Go pick on someone else the Arabs say and DO horrible things and barely a yawn but the Jew who is furious with the evil must always maintain civility when discussing the animals
Frankly there are quite a few statements of American elected officials, i.e., Tlaib and cronies, which it would be an understatement to refer to them as “Irresponsible Statements”. Where’s the condemnation of those statements? Or maybe (likely) the State Department agrees with them…
In 1947 King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia proposed selling Israel to Jews for 20 million pounds with Saudi Arabia using the proceeds to resettle the Arabs outside Israel. Further, DNA testing has proven that the Arab population found in Israel is not native to it, rather they resettled there when forced out by neighboring lands. Moving them back to their native lands cannot be considered resettling. Jews residing in Israel don’t feel betrayed that they have somehow by same logic been resettled there.
Today’s US government is responsible to no one.
I guess the irresponsible comments coming out of the United States government, the State department, etc regarding these phony baloney attacks on Yishmaelistans by Israeli citizens, is not an issue.
IDIOTS IN DC SHOULD LOOK AT THEMSELVES IN THE MIRROR!