Israel’s Plan to Displace Palestinians to South Sudan Is a Crime Against Humanity
Council Condemns Forced Relocation as Ethnic Cleansing and Calls for Global Action
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In a statement shared with Taghrib News Agency, the Council declared:
“This proposal is a blatant violation of international law, the UN Charter, and the Fourth Geneva Convention. The idea of uprooting entire communities—along with their livelihoods—as if they were herds to be transferred is morally reprehensible and legally indefensible.”
The Council emphasized that forced population transfer constitutes a war crime under international law and violates the Palestinians’ inherent right to live in peace and dignity in their ancestral land. The Council called for urgent action:
Immediate intervention by the United Nations to halt any displacement plans. Clear opposition from OIC and ASEAN member states to reject such proposals. Global civil society mobilization against the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
“Palestine is not for sale,” the statement read. “Its people are not bargaining chips to be traded, expelled, or resettled. Justice demands an end to siege, occupation, and settlement expansion—not the exile of its victims.”
This response follows reports of discussions between Israeli officials and South Sudanese authorities regarding the potential resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza. While South Sudan’s government has denied the existence of such talks, multiple sources—including the Associated Press—have confirmed that discussions took place during recent diplomatic visits.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly supported the idea of “voluntary migration,” aligning with a vision previously promoted by former U.S. President Donald Trump. Critics, however, argue that the plan amounts to forced expulsion and could repeat the trauma of the 1948 Nakba, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced.
Human rights organizations have warned that relocating Palestinians from war-torn Gaza to another conflict-ridden region like South Sudan would only deepen the humanitarian crisis and violate fundamental human rights.
