Posted 1/24/2024, 12:41:00 PM
Controversial Conference Promotes Returning Settlers to Gaza, Draws Criticism
- Thousands expected to attend "Gaza resettlement" conference in Jerusalem on Sunday, including Likud ministers and far-right MKs
- Conference promotes returning Jewish settlements to Gaza, removed in 2005 disengagement
- Tourism Minister Katz calls disengagement a "mistake" and says settlements needed for security
- Lawmakers like MK Zohar calling this an "important conference" to explain importance of settlements and preventing Palestinian state
- Comments spark widespread condemnation, with Israel president and US Secretary of State calling remarks "irresponsible" and "inflammatory"