The following is a statement from Zarah Sultana MP
In a press conference accompanied by Benjamin Netanyahu – who has a live International Criminal Court arrest warrant – Donald Trump said that “the US will take over the Gaza Strip” and “own it”.
Trump’s proposal echoes decades of Israeli policies aimed at the erasure of Palestinian identity, land and rights. It is a chilling reminder of the October 2023 plan drafted by Israel’s Ministry of Intelligence to forcibly expel Gaza’s residents to Egypt.
Now, Trump has openly supported this ethnic cleansing – even suggesting the deployment of US troops to occupy Gaza.
Zarah Sultana: Trump has issued a declaration of war against the Palestinian people
This is not just a threat.
It is a declaration of war on the Palestinian people and their right to exist.
For over a year Israel — backed by the US, the UK, and other Western nations — has waged a genocidal assault on Gaza.
70% of Gaza’s population are already refugees, displaced from their homes by previous waves of ethnic cleansing.
And after 16 months of relentless violence, 92% of housing in Gaza is damaged or destroyed. Families are starving, without access to food, water, fuel or medicine.
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces are escalating attacks, invading refugee camps, destroying homes and displacing thousands.
But the Palestinian people will not be erased.
For 76 years, they have resisted occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing. Their cause is just, their rights undeniable, and their determination unbreakable.
We must stand with them.
The Hague Group, established last week to hold the Israeli government accountable for its violations of international law, reminds us of the importance of global solidarity and accountability.
Here in the UK, we have a responsibility to act.
Zara Sultana: the UK government must act
We must demand that our government condemns Trump’s proposals, upholds international law and ends all complicity in Israel’s crimes — including through a full arms embargo.
Sign my petition to demand that the UK ends all arms sales to Israel here.
This is a moment of stark choice: either we stand with the racist, authoritarian vision of Trump and Netanyahu — or we stand for justice, human rights and the rule of law.
Let us rise to this moment. Let us stand with Palestine. Let us fight for a future where justice, dignity and freedom prevail and Palestine is finally free.
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