""Enemies should be fought against, not allowed a comfortable life," he said, seemingly referring to the millions of Palestinians living in the West Bank, which he refers to as Judea and Samaria. The "chief principle" for Israeli "sovereignty" over the region is "maximum land, minimum population," he said, per an Al Jazeera translation. His office added in a statement that they seek "minimum Arab population.""
""The goal of sovereignty is to, once and for all, remove the Palestinian state from the agenda," Smotrich said. "And this is done when applying sovereignty to all of the territory, other than Arab population centers. I have no interest in letting them enjoy what the state of Israel has to offer." Smotrich presented a map showing Israel taking over the entire territory, leaving only six Palestinian cities as "ghettoes," as Mondoweiss described it."
A plan proposes Israel take control of roughly 82 percent of the occupied West Bank while excluding Arab population centers from applied sovereignty. The stated principle prioritizes "maximum land, minimum population" and explicitly seeks a "minimum Arab population." The objective is to remove the possibility of a Palestinian state and to confine Palestinians to a handful of isolated cities. The plan includes maps showing Israel taking most territory and leaving only six Palestinian cities as enclaves. Calls to prevent Palestinians from enjoying state services accompany arrests in Hebron and ongoing military offensives that raise fears of forced displacement and mass killings.
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