Israeli politicians promote a Final Solution for Gaza

‘There is a persistent narrative promoted by Israeli newspaper columnists and politicians which should raise eyebrows in the West. They are calling for the dismantling of Gaza and the relocation of its people; in other words genocide and, yes, concentration camps. It is nothing short of breath-taking that a state which rose from the ashes of one genocide should even think that another type of genocide is morally acceptable.

Of course, newspaper columnists like South African-born Martin Sherman, a former ministerial adviser to Yitzhak Shamir’s government, are paid to be provocative. “The only durable solution requires dismantling Gaza, humanitarian relocation of the non-belligerent Arab population, and extension of Israeli sovereignty over the region,” he wrote recently in the Jerusalem Post. “That is the only approach that can solve the problem of Gaza. That is the only approach that will eliminate the threat to Israel continually issuing from Gaza.”’ Read more