"On December 3, Israel announced that the Rafah border crossing with Egypt would reopen in the coming days, allowing Palestinians to leave Gaza for the first time in months. The statement was, of course, framed as a humanitarian gesture that would allow those in urgent need to travel for medical care, education or family reunification to leave. However, Israel's announcement was met almost immediately with Egypt's denial, followed by a firm rejection from several Arab and Muslim states."
"To the rest of the world, this response may seem cruel. It may seem like Arab states want to forcibly keep in Gaza Palestinians desperate to evacuate to safety. This fits right into the Israeli narrative that neighbouring Arab countries are responsible for Palestinian suffering because they would not let them in. This is a falsehood that has unfortunately made its way into Western media, even though it is easily disproved."
Israel announced a Rafah reopening framed as a humanitarian measure to allow Palestinians to leave Gaza for medical care, education, or family reunification. Egypt immediately denied the claim and several Arab and Muslim states rejected the one-way evacuation plan. Western portrayals that blame Arab states for keeping Palestinians in Gaza are false. Arab states and local authorities seek guarantees of return for any temporary evacuees. Israel explicitly limited the crossing to departures only, signaling an intention to accelerate forced displacement. The reported expulsions continue a historical pattern of dispossession dating back to 1948 when 750,000 Palestinians were expelled and barred from return.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]