Israel would be very much in favour, and would pay quite a lot of money. At least 10% of our annual 125 billion $ defense budget goes to protect from the Gaza strip specifcally.
Palestinians would not accept that, since they very much do want the specific land, and not an improved quality of life. Also I’m not actually sure they will get it in a landlocked desert, but that’s besides the point.
Forced population tranfer is considered a crime against humanity and is not an option currently on the table.
Paying every immigrant actually has been a suggestion, mainly from the far right. It’s considered close enough to forced population transfer that it’s not mainstream, and I’m not sure how many takers you’ll have. Also countries tend to not actually want Gazan immigrants.
Paying every immigrant actually has been a suggestion, mainly from the far right. It’s considered close enough to forced population transfer that it’s not mainstream, and I’m not sure how many takers you’ll have.
Seems like there’s an important distinction regarding whether the transaction is voluntary or not. If someone gave me the option of a stipend and free airfare to relocate to a different country, I probably wouldn’t take their offer, but I wouldn’t consider myself a victim of a crime against humanity either.
I wasn’t proposing an all-or-nothing approach. It seems to me that there is value on the margin in giving individual Palestinians more options. If Israel is about to invade Gaza, I’ll bet there are at least a few women, children, and elderly who would appreciate the option of a permanent residency elsewhere. And this is also likely to benefit Israel from a PR perspective.
In terms of countries wanting immigrants -- $10K per immigrant means $10M for a country that takes in 1000 immigrants. I imagine some countries could use the cash—ideally countries where Arabic is the primary language.
Israel would be very much in favour, and would pay quite a lot of money. At least 10% of our annual 125 billion $ defense budget goes to protect from the Gaza strip specifcally.
Palestinians would not accept that, since they very much do want the specific land, and not an improved quality of life. Also I’m not actually sure they will get it in a landlocked desert, but that’s besides the point.
Forced population tranfer is considered a crime against humanity and is not an option currently on the table.
Paying every immigrant actually has been a suggestion, mainly from the far right. It’s considered close enough to forced population transfer that it’s not mainstream, and I’m not sure how many takers you’ll have. Also countries tend to not actually want Gazan immigrants.
Seems like there’s an important distinction regarding whether the transaction is voluntary or not. If someone gave me the option of a stipend and free airfare to relocate to a different country, I probably wouldn’t take their offer, but I wouldn’t consider myself a victim of a crime against humanity either.
I wasn’t proposing an all-or-nothing approach. It seems to me that there is value on the margin in giving individual Palestinians more options. If Israel is about to invade Gaza, I’ll bet there are at least a few women, children, and elderly who would appreciate the option of a permanent residency elsewhere. And this is also likely to benefit Israel from a PR perspective.
In terms of countries wanting immigrants -- $10K per immigrant means $10M for a country that takes in 1000 immigrants. I imagine some countries could use the cash—ideally countries where Arabic is the primary language.
Anyway, thanks for your response!