Silent displacement

Atiya Al-Jabarin

In the philosophy of conflict between states, there is a fundamental rule that states do not retreat from their plans and objectives unless they are repelled by force. Otherwise, the state will continue to pursue its goals and plans with vigor, and will do everything in its power to achieve them. This rule and vision apply to the occupying state's old-new plan to displace the people of Palestine and Gaza at this stage.

True, the occupying state has faced considerable difficulties and opposition in its displacement project, and its plan has occasionally stalled. However, this state has not eliminated the idea of displacing the people of Gaza from its political lexicon. Rather, it works each time to overcome these difficulties using specific methods. Therefore, we find that the occupying state is implementing its displacement plan at this stage in what can be termed "silent displacement."

Silent displacement is the "exit" of people without media hype and without forcing them to flee in order to save themselves from military force. Some reports indicate that the number of people who have left the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war has reached approximately 103,000 people. This is part of the silent displacement process, although some voices have justified this exodus by claiming that it is for personal humanitarian reasons, rather than voluntary or forced migration. However, regardless of the accuracy of these numbers, the situation remains dangerous, and in all likelihood, those who have left will not be allowed to return to the Strip. Israel continues to spare no effort and leaves no stone unturned in its policy of completely expelling the Palestinian people.

Therefore, the occupying state has never abandoned the idea of displacing the people of Palestine by any means, because it believes that this land is the exclusive property of the Jews and no one else, and that it is forbidden for anyone other than Jews to live with them there. In addition, there is the idea that the Jews reject the demographic superiority of the Arabs over them in the land of historic Palestine.

The people of Palestine will remain an easy target for the tyranny and brutality of the occupying state as long as global silence and inaction prevail. The killing, genocide, and displacement inflicted on the people of Palestine will remain a curse that haunts all those who remain silent across the globe.

The responsibility of saving the land of Palestine and its people remains the responsibility of the nation as a whole. It must take effective and serious action to save them and liberate the entire land.