With the death toll of Palestinians in Gaza nearing 2,000, the Deputy Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Moshe Feiglin has called for ‘the conquest of the entire Gaza Strip, and annihilation of all fighting forces and their supporters,’ and the setting up of concentration camps. The comments by the Deputy Speaker, which came after international condemnation of Israel’s latest attack on a UN school that killed four Palestinian children, also included a detailed plan for the obliteration of Gaza – which includes forcing Palestinians to emigrate abroad and leave the territory entirely. Moshe Feiglin, who is also a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud Party, highlighted that his ‘action plan’ must be implemented immediately. The action plan includes: identifying the enemies of Israel, which include “extremist Arab Islam in all its varieties and the conquest of the entire Gaza strip and the annihilation of all fighting forces and their supporters. According to the Deputy Speaker, this is to be achieved by the setting up of concentration ‘tent encampments’ which would be established along the border with Egypt’s Sinai until ‘relevant emigration destinations are determined.’ Moshe Feiglin added that the supply…
Israeli official calls for ‘annihilation’ and ‘concentration camps’ in Gaza
August 4, 2014
