Is Israel planning the forcible removal of thousands of Gazans?

international | anti-war / imperialism | other press Monday January 19, 2009 02:46 by Miriam

According to the blogs and press releases below, a city of tents has been set up near an Egyptian city to house thousands of people from Gaza. The fear is that this is a way of completing the intended ethnic cleansing of the Strip. Once removed will they be able to get back?

"This is part of a release from a group called "Islington Friends of Yibna":

Under cover of announcing humanitarian relief for injured Palestinians, it is now emerging that Israel is planning the transfer of tens of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza into Egypt.

Evidence of the Israeli transfer plan has been sent to London based Islington Friends of Yibna** [IFY]. Earlier today, Sat 17 Jan 09, IFY received a photo of tents [see attached] outside the main hospital in Egyptian Rafah, near the border with Gaza."

http://jewssansfrontieres.blogspot.com/2009/01/israel-a....html

As'ad AbuKhalil also mentioned this on his blog. He wrote:

Does anybody have information on this? Ahdaf Souif sent me this from (Egyptian) Rafah (I cite with her permission): "Outside the general Hospital in Egyptian Rafah a city of tents has sprung up. I counted 200. But the soldiers there told me they have many more and can set them up immediately. They said the beds and furnishings for all the camps are ready. I was also told that other camps are being set up, in el-Arish and other locations. I was told these camps were being set up for “the Palestinian refugees.” Where will they come from? From Gaza. When? When they open the border. Officers then arrived and insisted that we leave immediately. Any information we wanted we could get
from the headquarters of the Second Army in Ismailia. A soldier added that some TV stations had been here already – but they were with the Army." -

http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2009/01/does-anybody-have....html