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UN’s special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese on Wednesday warned that the “mysterious” chartered flight that brought 153 Palestinian refugees to South Africa is “extremely serious,” Anadolu reports. Speaking at a press conference organized by the Left group in the European Parliament, Albanese responded to Anadolu’s question regarding the transfer of Palestinians to South Africa and whether she believes Israel is using this as a tool to empty Gaza. “I share your concern,” she said, noting that Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has repeatedly referred to “voluntary migration,” and the latest transfer aligns with such rhetoric. “But there is nothing as far from voluntary that what Israel is coercing the Palestinians into. I’ve already said before […]
