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Israel’s defence minister has said he is committed to the ethnic cleansing of Gaza through large-scale migration of Palestinians as part of Israel’s long-term plans for the territory.

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The forced transfer of civilian populations is a war crime and a crime against humanity. Israeli officials, including Katz, use the term “voluntary migration” to describe their plans for large numbers of Palestinians to leave Gaza.

Israel-based human rights organisations and lawyers have warned that the conditions Israel has imposed on Gaza mean no departure can be considered voluntary and the policy constitutes planning for ethnic cleansing.

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[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm sorry but you have to recognise that Ukrainians are refugees and those that want to return are expecting to do so once the war is over (ie making it not an ethnic cleansing) while the same is not the case for Palestinians (ie the "one-way journey") which is the part that makes this an ethnic cleansing

[–] gandhibobandhi@feddit.org -3 points 1 day ago

You make a fair point but the sticking point for me is that if it's voluntary then it's not ethnic cleansing. Unless these Palestinian refugees are being deceived, which doesn't appear to be the case (happy to be proven wrong though). No ethnic cleansing has ever been voluntary as far as I'm aware.

If russia wins the war against Ukraine i also don't think those Ukranians would be able to go back, or it would be dangerous for them to do so. And I think they know that. They've lived in the UK for so long, I expect russia would consider them not welcome after spending so much time in an "enemy country".

Actually I think something that would convince me the Gaza situation is ethnic cleansing is if a significant number of the Palestinians accepting the offer consider it to be that. If they say they're leaving because they are being forced to then fair enough, I'd be happy to concede it. The impression I get from reading articles like this though is those that want to leave don't see it that way.