Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir unveiled a controversial plan on 2026-09-19 to relocate 1.9 million Palestinians from Gaza, citing humanitarian concerns while also describing Gaza as a potential "real-estate arena." Netanyahu's government was conducting a manhunt for a terror suspect, with Ben-Gvir affirming capital punishment if captured.
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www.dw.com/en/israeli-g... Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has proposed relocating 1.9 million Palestinians from Gaza. What are the political motives behind the plan, and is it legal under international law?
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: Conditions for people in Gaza aren’t good. I want to send them out of Gaza. I’m humanitarian, okay? I’m doing them a favor. I’m getting them out of there.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: If we get the Palestinians out of Gaza, that means more lives for us. And then Gaza can become a real-estate arena. It can become a beautiful coastal gem. Settlements need to be built there. A lot of things need to be done there.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: When they asked me what I would do if my son were LGBT, I said I would hug him. LGBT people are my brothers. Completely my brothers. I represent all the people of Israel — secular, religious, traditional.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: Most of the Israeli public is right-wing. Most of the public genuinely wants these changes. Most of the public just wants us to keep going and keep going. I walk around in the street — that’s the feeling I get.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: Sometimes I can’t even cross the street because when I go from one side to the other, there’s so much love for me. I sit with my wife at a café and I get up 50 times — selfie, selfie, selfie, selfie. I love it.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: There are two million people in Gaza. In my opinion, 1.7 or 1.8 million of them are potential migrants who could leave Gaza. Most Gazans — I did a survey, I did checks — 60% of them say, "We want to leave now. We want to get out of here now." I’ll give you a scoop: there are countries willing to receive them.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: There were at least four countries in the last two years that said they were willing to take in Gazans. Of course they want money; they want various things from us. It’s crazy that this wasn’t done. It was a huge mistake.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: A week before October 7, I was sitting in the cabinet saying, "Let’s bomb Gaza. Let’s bomb. Let’s carry out targeted killings. Let’s kill, let’s kill." Everyone looked at me — everyone, including Netanyahu, our prime minister — and said, "Leave them alone. Leave them alone." I’m telling you, it was a huge missed opportunity.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir affirmed that should the terrorist who carried out the shooting attack is not killed during the manhunt, "he belongs on the gallows."