While Israel’s government has been vague about its vision for what happens to the Gaza Strip — and the roughly two and a half million Palestinians who live there — after the war, the country’s far-right settler movement has a very clear idea of what it wants.
Over the weekend, thousands of right-wing activists attended the “Settlement Brings Security” conference in Jerusalem. On display in the foyer was a huge green map of Gaza, dotted with clusters of proposed Jewish settlements.
The map showed a Star of David placed on top of Gaza City. Prior to Israel’s recent assault, which drove out most of its population, it was Gaza’s largest