TELAVIV-Extremist minister in Benjamin Netanyahu's government Bezalel Smotrich reiterated his call for "voluntary emigration" of Palestinians from Gaza, saying that it could serve as a "model" for the West Bank and claiming that the election of Donald Trump as US President provides an opportunity to cut Gaza's Palestinian population in half.
"It is possible to create a situation where Gaza's population in two years will be less than half its current size" he said at an event Monday for an organization that represents settlement authorities in the occupied West Bank. "Encouraging voluntary emigration is an opportunity that arises with the new administration."
"We can and must occupy the Gaza Strip. We don’t need to be scared of this word [occupation]," he said. "It is possible and necessary to take civilian responsibility for Gaza," he said. "The IDF will need to be there to maintain security, prevent Gaza from rearming and becoming a threat to lsraeli citizens again, and in the process, oversee civilian [affairs]."
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