Proposals to push Palestinians into Egypt stoke fears of settler replacement

Two Israeli proposals to move Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt have stoked fears of a second Nakba. 

Various Israeli officials and prominent figures have talked up the idea of ridding Gaza of the 2.3 million Palestinians there, provoking Egyptian and Jordanian warnings against such plans.

Though such a move has not been promoted by the Israeli government as an actual policy, people within or close to it have nonetheless apparently drawn up detailed plans to consider.

Israeli daily Calcalist reported on one proposal drawn up by Israel’s Minister of Intelligence Gila Gamliel. She recommended to the cabinet the transfer of Gaza residents to the Sinai in Egypt after the war. 

The document seen by Calcalist reportedly includes the Intelligence Ministry's logo and was passed around ministries for consultation.

It was leaked to a settler movement known as Settlement Headquarters - Gaza Strip, which campaigns for settlements to be re-established in the territory. Israel removed its settlers from Gaza in 2005. 

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