The State Department on Tuesday criticized comments from two Israeli ministers about their desire to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, an idea that’s favored by many officials within the Israeli government.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir both said on Monday that they wanted to “encourage the migration” of Palestinians from Gaza and establish Jewish settlements in the enclave.
“The United States rejects recent statements from Israeli Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir advocating for the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza. This rhetoric is inflammatory and irresponsible,” State Department spokesman Matt Miller said.
Miller added that the US has been told “repeatedly and consistently by the Government of Israel, including by the Prime Minister, that such statements do not reflect the policy of the Israeli government. They should stop immediately.” However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Likud party meeting last week that he was looking for countries to “absorb” Palestinians.
Ben Gvir fired back at the State Department and said Israel would follow through on its plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza of its Palestinian Arab residents. “We highly value America’s friendship, but respectfully, we aren’t another star on the American flag,” he said. “We’ll do what’s best for Israel: facilitating the relocation of hundreds of thousands from Gaza will allow those in the Israeli-Gaza border communities to return home and live securely while safeguarding the IDF soldiers.”
While expressing concern about Ben Gvir and Smotrich’s rhetoric, the US continues to provide unconditional military aid to support Israel’s slaughter in Gaza and is not considering changing the policy.
It should be criminal to send weapons/money to the Terrorist State of Israel. The USA has failed the American People by making us complicit in War Crimes and time for them to STOP supporting the War Criminals in Israel.
Time for us to vote this putrid crowd out of office.
Along with ALL Representatives and Senators who are all in on the ethnic cleansing.
To allow another putrid crowd in.
Too bad all the politicians care more about their donors and not the people. Voting doesn’t seem to work anymore. Obama talked about the illegal settlements and the conditions of Palestinians, but he continued to give Israel money every year.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2016-09-14/ty-article/u-s-israel-sign-historic-10-year-38-billion-military-aid-deal/0000017f-f261-d497-a1ff-f2e1d5c60000
https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2016/02/13/obama-offers-israel-new-10-year-aid-package-but-there-s-a-catch/
It is criminal. It violates the Symington and Glenn amendments to the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act.
It does not matter, elections do not matter, sachs points out correctly that state is corrupt to the core, nuland as the kagan kabal rep, blinky with his own consulting (um war mongering) group, etc, etc
Biden speaks with fuckedup tongue.
Correction:
US, Ben Gvir Trade Barbs Over How to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza
State Department spokesperson Miller: “US has been told ‘repeatedly and consistently by the Government of Israel, including by the Prime Minister, that such statements do not reflect the policy of the Israeli government. They should stop immediately.'”
But “they” won’t “stop immediately” – instead, “they” just doubled down on the plan, and openly told you to shove it.
‘At’s right US of A – yr unconditionally funding undeclared genocide as a means of declared ethnic cleansing.
Cut ALL aid to these arrogant bastards ! They beg from us for decades, sell our technology to China, get us involved in their wars, and then spit in our faces.
“Saying the quiet part out loud is a problem for our public relations”, State Department spokesman Matt Miller said.
Fify
War Crimes…Crimes against Humanity?….
If, we had a president with a backbone, and not a drooling mess, he (or she) would immediately cut off all money, all war materials, and tell Ben-Gvir to pound sand! WTF!!! WTF! WTF!!! I am in a complete rage here! G-d D-mn that low life to b*tch slap, disrespect, the citizens of the United States of America who’s tax dollars are funding everything in Israel!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO MORE MONEY FOR ISRAEL.
jake’s not here, man. Or else I’m sure he’d be all :
“NO, MORE MONEY FOR ISRAEL !”
Miller added that the US has been told “repeatedly and consistently by the Government of Israel, including by the Prime Minister, that such statements do not reflect the policy of the Israeli government.
Caitlyn Johnson:
And make no mistake, that absolutely is Israel’s agenda. The State Department can claim all it wants that “such statements do not reflect the policy of the Israeli government” and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured Washington that there are no plans to resettle Palestinians outside of Gaza, but Netanyahu himself has been publicly contradicting this claim with increasing brazenness.
Just last week at a Likud party meeting Netanyahu explicitly said that his government is working on finding countries who would be willing to “absorb” Palestinian refugees from Gaza, claiming that the world is “already discussing the possibilities of voluntary immigration.”
“Voluntary immigration” at the point of a gun (in the current case, 2,000 lb bombs).
We’ll do what’s best for Israel
High time we did the same for the US and wipe the Zionist entity OFF THE MAP!
… just more CYA from those high-priced Yale Law types in the White House.
“…we aren’t another star on the American flag..”
If that’s not THE most bass-ackwards, ironic juxtaposed projection I’ve seen in many years, I don’t even know.
“…we aren’t another star on the American flag..”
So, why is the US funding Israel?
My guesses :
1. The ASI is a useful proxy against neighbouring Arabs and distant Persians.
2. US politicians feel support for Israel is a domestic vote-winner.
3. Many US politicians actually believe a) ‘Judeo-Christianity’ is an actual hybridised religion fused at the hip, so therefore b) that the religion of the ASI is real and true and theirs IS the [one true god]™.
US State Department: “US has been told “repeatedly and consistently by the Government of Israel, including by the Prime Minister, that such statements do not reflect the policy of the Israeli government.'”
Translation:
‘No! No! No! The Israeli government is not engaged in the crime against humanity of ethnic cleansing that its chief ministers – including the Prime Minister – full throatedly declare they are engaging in again and again and again.’