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Ben Gvir lauds Trump’s call to ‘transfer’ Gazans abroad, says Israel should implement plan now
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
In a video message, Otzma Yehudit party chairman Itamar Ben Gvir reiterates his support for US President Donald Trump’s proposal to move some of Gaza’s population to Jordan and Egypt, temporarily or permanently.
“I congratulate the president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, on his initiative to transfer residents from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan,” Ben Gvir declares.
“Over the past year, we in Otzma Yehudit have, time and again, called for encouraging voluntary emigration. I think that when the president of the world’s largest power himself raises this idea, then the Israeli government should implement encouraging emigration, now,” the far-right leader adds.
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