The Arab League has issued a forceful condemnation of reported Israeli plans to establish what it calls a humanitarian city or temporary camp to relocate Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement released Tuesday the Arab League described the plan as inhumane deceptive and part of a broader effort to forcibly displace the Palestinian population under the guise of humanitarian relief.
According to the League’s General Secretariat the proposal being circulated by Israeli sources would effectively confine Palestinians to a narrow enclosed area in southern Gaza under Israeli control. Far from being a genuine humanitarian initiative the Arab League argues the plan constitutes a violation of international law and a dangerous precedent in the ongoing conflict.
The statement stressed that this so called city bears no resemblance to anything civil or humane and instead signals a deepening of what the League referred to as Israel’s moral and ethical decline. It warned that the move reflects clear intentions to continue policies of ethnic cleansing and potentially prepare Gaza for a new phase of occupation or even settlement expansion.
The Arab League further appealed to the international community to take a strong and united stand against such inhumane schemes which evoke dark chapters of twentieth century history that the world had hoped were left behind. The Secretariat called for immediate pressure on Israel to cease actions that undermine efforts toward a ceasefire and to stop manufacturing obstacles that prevent progress on peace negotiations.
The statement emphasized the urgent need for a lasting ceasefire and demanded that Israel stop dragging its feet and deliberately creating delays in order to evade its obligations under international agreements and humanitarian standards.
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