No. 1394 The Ishiba Government Must Listen to People’s Voices
The Trump administration has commented lately that ‘the United States will take ownership of Gaza Strip, and residents will be resettled outside the war-torn territory’, proposing a Middle East Riviera vision. That means colonization as well as ethnic cleansing. Offense against dignity of people cannot be allowed.
FREEDOM TO PALESTINIANS!
‘Plan of Generals’
Israel has, from the very beginning, a plan to govern Gaza Strip entirely. It is called the Plan of Generals: 300 thousand of Palestinian residents were given a week of moratorium for evacuation and a third of the Gazan territory was seized militarily to be designated as an area of No-access. Residents were ordered to leave home and those who remained there were regarded as combatants. Supplies of goods were blocked.
The plan is for Israel to reign indefinitely over the northern Gaza and to set up a new administration in which the Hamas forces are removed, practically splitting the region.
Prime Minister Netanyahu announced a postwar plan in February last year: Israel would keep security in the Gaza Strip and Palestinians who do not link with hostile entities would have leadership in the region. Minister of Finance Smotrich, a far-right politician, mentioned that it is necessary, in order to guarantee security of Israel, to rule Gaza eternally, construct colonies of Jews and deploy military forces.
The comment of president Trump means the Israeli initiative would be entrusted to the United States. We must not forget a fact that the Hamas was legitimately elected in the elections.
Even though the plan of President Trump is carried out, it is impossible to classify Hamas members from ordinary residents. No matter how many people have lost their lives since the foundation of the state of Israel, which was 77 years ago, Palestinians have kept surviving in their homeland under harsh prosecution, deprived of their determination and dignity. Their outrage certainly yields the next Hamas.
Japanese government remains silent
The first stage of ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is set for six weeks, beginning on January 19, 2025. At the moment releases of hostages by the Hamas and liberation of imprisoned Palestinians by Israel seem to go well.
The second phase is set forth to release the rest of the hostages, complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, following declarations of everlasting termination of combat. But negotiation for the second and third phases does not proceed at all, while Israel bombs the West Bank of the Jordan River.
Many nations in the world, including Arab countries, have condemned the statement of President Trump. Meanwhile, however, the government of Japan, including Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, remains silent. A lawmaker Shii Kazuo from the Communist Party, solely, have raised a question in the parliamentary debates.
Does the Japanese government have a position ‘not to admit a change in the status quo by force?’ It is vital to bolster a social trend of ‘Freedom to Palestine! so that the government of Japan can chanllenge the statement of President Trump.
トランプ氏は「アメリカによるガザ所有、ガザ住民の強制移住」と言い始めた。そして、「ガザを中東のリビエラにする」と。これは民族浄化・植民地化だ。民族の誇りを奪う所業は許されない。
「将軍たちの計画」
イスラエルにはもともとガザを完全支配する計画がある。「将軍たちの計画」と言われ、約30万人のパレスチナ人に１週間の避難期間を与え、ガザ北部３分の１を軍事立入禁止地域に指定する。その前にそこから立ち去るよう求め、残っている者はすべて戦闘員とみなし、必需品の供給を遮断する。
イスラエルがガザ北部を無期限に支配し、ハマースのいない新しい政権を樹立して、ガザ地区を事実上分割するというものである。
イスラエルのネタニヤフ首相が昨年２月に表明した戦闘終結後の計画は、イスラエルがガザの治安管理を行い、イスラエルとの敵対組織と繋がりがないパレスチナ人が同地区を統治するというものだが、右派のスモトリッチ財務相は「イスラエルの安全確保にはガザの永久統治、ユダヤ人入植地の建設と軍常駐が必要」と述べている。
トランプ発言は、イスラエルの構想を米国が代わって行うということ。ハマースは、正当に選挙で選ばれていることを忘れてはならない。 トランプ計画を実行に移すとしても、ハマース構成員と一般住民は選別できない。いくら命が救われるとしても、イスラエル建国から77年間、虐げられ続けてもパレスチナにとどまってきた人々の矜持・民族の誇りを奪われた怒りが「次のハマース」になることは必然だ。
黙ったままの日本
停戦合意の第一段階は１月19日から６週間、今のところハマースによる人質解放、イスラエルによる刑務所収容者解放はなんとか進捗しているようだ。
第二段階は恒久的な戦闘停止を宣言した上で残りの人質解放、イスラエル軍のガザ完全撤退、第三段階でガザの復興を進めるだが、第二、第三段階交渉は一向に進展せず、イスラエルはヨルダン川西岸を空爆している。
トランプ発言に対し、アラブ諸国をはじめ世界各国から非難が沸き起こった。ところが、石破茂首相をはじめ日本政府は黙ったままだ。国会でも、共産党の志位和夫氏が取り上げただけ。日本の立場は「力による現状変更は認めない」ではなかったのか。日本政府にトランプ発言に物申させるために「パレスチナに自由を」の世論を広げる必要がある。
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No. 1394 The Ishiba Government Must Listen to People’s Voices
The Trump administration has commented lately that ‘the United States will take ownership of Gaza Strip, and residents will be resettled outside the war-torn territory’, proposing a Middle East Riviera vision. That means colonization as well as ethnic cleansing. Offense against dignity of people cannot be allowed.
FREEDOM TO PALESTINIANS!
‘Plan of Generals’
Israel has, from the very beginning, a plan to govern Gaza Strip entirely. It is called the Plan of Generals: 300 thousand of Palestinian residents were given a week of moratorium for evacuation and a third of the Gazan territory was seized militarily to be designated as an area of No-access. Residents were ordered to leave home and those who remained there were regarded as combatants. Supplies of goods were blocked.
The plan is for Israel to reign indefinitely over the northern Gaza and to set up a new administration in which the Hamas forces are removed, practically splitting the region.
Prime Minister Netanyahu announced a postwar plan in February last year: Israel would keep security in the Gaza Strip and Palestinians who do not link with hostile entities would have leadership in the region. Minister of Finance Smotrich, a far-right politician, mentioned that it is necessary, in order to guarantee security of Israel, to rule Gaza eternally, construct colonies of Jews and deploy military forces.
The comment of president Trump means the Israeli initiative would be entrusted to the United States. We must not forget a fact that the Hamas was legitimately elected in the elections.
Even though the plan of President Trump is carried out, it is impossible to classify Hamas members from ordinary residents. No matter how many people have lost their lives since the foundation of the state of Israel, which was 77 years ago, Palestinians have kept surviving in their homeland under harsh prosecution, deprived of their determination and dignity. Their outrage certainly yields the next Hamas.
Japanese government remains silent
The first stage of ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is set for six weeks, beginning on January 19, 2025. At the moment releases of hostages by the Hamas and liberation of imprisoned Palestinians by Israel seem to go well.
The second phase is set forth to release the rest of the hostages, complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, following declarations of everlasting termination of combat. But negotiation for the second and third phases does not proceed at all, while Israel bombs the West Bank of the Jordan River.
Many nations in the world, including Arab countries, have condemned the statement of President Trump. Meanwhile, however, the government of Japan, including Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, remains silent. A lawmaker Shii Kazuo from the Communist Party, solely, have raised a question in the parliamentary debates.
Does the Japanese government have a position ‘not to admit a change in the status quo by force?’ It is vital to bolster a social trend of ‘Freedom to Palestine! so that the government of Japan can chanllenge the statement of President Trump.
March 12, 2025