• About The Project
  • Palestine in Century
  • Selected Maps
  • Glossary
  • About ARIJ
  • About LRC
  • By Year
    • Case Studies By Year
    • Daily Report By Year
Saturday, August 30, 2025
POICA
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Settlements
    • New Israeli Settlements
    • Settlement Expansion
  • Israeli Violations
    • Agriculture
    • Confiscation
    • Demolition
    • Environment
    • Eviction of Palestinians
    • Settlers Attacks
  • Bypass Roads
  • Israeli Plans
  • Segregation
    • Checkpoints
    • Closure
    • Separation Plans
  • Military Orders
  • Reports
    • Daily Report
    • Monthly Report
    • Quarterly Report
  • Home
  • Settlements
    • New Israeli Settlements
    • Settlement Expansion
  • Israeli Violations
    • Agriculture
    • Confiscation
    • Demolition
    • Environment
    • Eviction of Palestinians
    • Settlers Attacks
  • Bypass Roads
  • Israeli Plans
  • Segregation
    • Checkpoints
    • Closure
    • Separation Plans
  • Military Orders
  • Reports
    • Daily Report
    • Monthly Report
    • Quarterly Report
No Result
View All Result
POICA
No Result
View All Result

Leveraging the Olmert Plan to Safeguard Palestinians amid US Displacement Plans of Gazans to Egypt and Jordan

February 5, 2025
in Israeli Plans
Leveraging the Olmert Plan to Safeguard Palestinians amid US Displacement Plans of Gazans to Egypt and Jordan

 

After the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on January 19, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump made a highly inhumane statement on January 26, 2025, suggesting that Gaza should be “cleaned out” and that Palestinians be forcibly relocated to Egypt and Jordan, describing the enclave as a “demolition site.” His statement have sparked global condemnation and reignited fears of ethnic cleansing for Palestinians living in Gaza.

Palestinians strongly reject Trump’s statement and consider it as a blatant attempt to erase Palestinian sovereignty/identity and rights in the Gaza Strip through forced expulsion. Both Egypt and Jordan also rejected any notion of displacing Palestinians from their homeland, emphasizing that Palestinians have the right to remain in their homeland and condemned any attempt to forcibly displace Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip.

Trumps statement violate international law and human rights principles, as the prohibition of forced displacement is a well-established principle in international law, particularly under International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law. The right to protection against forced displacement is enshrined in several legal frameworks, including:  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Article 13[1], The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Article 17[2] The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement[3],  and The Geneva Conventions, Article 49[4].

While U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the forced expulsion of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s 2008 proposal, part of broader peace negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis, involved a negotiated land swap. Under this plan, approximately 89 km² along Gaza’s eastern border would be allocated to expand the enclave’s territorial jurisdiction. This area could serve as a temporary solution to prevent the forced displacement of Palestinians, offering a humanitarian safeguard against Trump’s statement.

The initiative calls for the temporary relocation of Palestinians from northern Gaza to the designated land east of Gaza, as outlined in Olmert’s plan. This relocation would be protected by international law, ensuring it remains a provisional measure until the full reconstruction of northern Gaza is completed. Once reconstruction is finished, displaced Palestinians would be legally returned to their original homes.

Land Swap along the Eastern Border of Gaza as outlined in Olmert’s plan of 2008

The recognition of Palestinian rights and the protection of their dignity is a key demand. A sustainable solution must prioritize the well-being, sovereignty, and self-determination of the Palestinian people, ensuring that any resolution fosters lasting peace, justice, and stability in the region.

[1] Universal Declaration of Human Rights
https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights#:~:text=Article%2013,to%20return%20to%20his%20country.

[2] International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/international-covenant-civil-and-political-rights

[3] Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
https://www.unhcr.org/media/guiding-principles-internal-displacement

[4] https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v2/rule129

 

Prepared by:  
The Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem

Recommended For You

The Government Pushes Forward Plans in E1, Considered a Death Blow to the Two-State Solution

by arij
August 16, 2025
0
مشروع (E1): الضربة القاضية لحل الدولتين وإعادة تشكيل الخريطة الجيوسياسية للضفة الغربية

The Israeli government, under the influence of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and supported by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, has advanced the...

Read moreDetails

مشروع (E1): الضربة القاضية لحل الدولتين وإعادة تشكيل الخريطة الجيوسياسية للضفة الغربية

by arij
August 16, 2025
0
مشروع (E1): الضربة القاضية لحل الدولتين وإعادة تشكيل الخريطة الجيوسياسية للضفة الغربية

مقدمة منذ عقود طويلة، شكل مشروع البناء الاستيطاني في المنطقة المعروفة بـ (E1) شرق القدس، بين مستوطنة "معاليه أدوميم" والقدس، أحد أخطر المشاريع الإسرائيلية وأكثرها جدلا. هذا المشروع،...

Read moreDetails

حين تضيق الأرض: غزة الأعلى كثافة سكانية في العالم

by arij
July 15, 2025
0

منذ تأسيسها، سعت دولة الاحتلال الإسرائيلي إلى إبعاد الفلسطينيين عن أرضهم بهدف السيطرة على المنطقة وتقييد حركة الفلسطينيين. وقد بدأت بتطبيق هذا المخطط في العام 1948، عندما حصرت...

Read moreDetails

Israel maneuvers demography to manipulate geography

by arij
July 15, 2025
0

Ever since its establishment, Israel pushed Palestinians away from their land to control the territory and confine their movement. Israel resorted to such scheme in 1948 when it...

Read moreDetails

ورقة موقف: إسرائيل تصادق على استئناف تسجيل الأراضي في الضفة الغربية

by arij
June 9, 2025
0
Infographic – The Geopolitics of Area C

اعداد: د. جاد اسحق، ناصر الريس وسهيل خليلية صادق المجلس الوزاري المصغر الإسرائيلي (الكابينيت) بتاريخ 26/1/2025، على قرار استئناف تسجيل ملكية الأراضي في المنطقة (ج) من الضفة الغربية...

Read moreDetails
Next Post
حرب المستوطنين المفتوحة في العام 2024

حرب المستوطنين المفتوحة في العام 2024

LATEST NEWS

Israeli Breach of the Hebron Agreement through the Establishment of a New Settlement in Area (H1)

Israeli Breach of the Hebron Agreement through the Establishment of a New Settlement in Area (H1)

by arij
August 26, 2025
0

........................................................

خرق إسرائيلي لاتفاقية الخليل بإنشاء مستوطنة جديدة في منطقة (H1)

خرق إسرائيلي لاتفاقية الخليل بإنشاء مستوطنة جديدة في منطقة (H1)

by arij
August 26, 2025
0

........................................................

” المواقع الأثرية في محافظة نابلس… ساحة مفتوحة أمام مخططات المصادرة الإسرائيلية “

” المواقع الأثرية في محافظة نابلس… ساحة مفتوحة أمام مخططات المصادرة الإسرائيلية “

by arij
August 26, 2025
0

........................................................

مشروع (E1): الضربة القاضية لحل الدولتين وإعادة تشكيل الخريطة الجيوسياسية للضفة الغربية

The Government Pushes Forward Plans in E1, Considered a Death Blow to the Two-State Solution

by arij
August 16, 2025
0

........................................................

flag_yellow_lowEU-PfP-Logo

This website has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of ARIJ & LRC and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.

© 2025 Copyright ARIJ . All Rights reserved. .

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Settlements
    • New Israeli Settlements
    • Settlement Expansion
  • Israeli Violations
    • Agriculture
    • Confiscation
    • Demolition
    • Environment
    • Eviction of Palestinians
    • Settlers Attacks
  • Bypass Roads
  • Israeli Plans
  • Segregation
    • Checkpoints
    • Closure
    • Separation Plans
  • Military Orders
  • Reports
    • Daily Report
    • Monthly Report
    • Quarterly Report

© 2025 Copyright ARIJ . All Rights reserved. .