New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Israel Vows Permanent Occupation as Death Toll Exceeds 70,000.

Katz's Colonial Vision for Permanent Domination

Speaking before a gathering of settler leaders and far-right government officials including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Katz declared that Israel would establish military-civilian "Nahal" settlement groups in northern Gaza, explicitly referencing the settlements Israel evacuated in 2005. "With God's help, when the time comes, also in northern Gaza, we will establish Nahal pioneer groups in place of the settlements that were evacuated," Katz stated, his words echoing the eliminationist logic that has characterized Zionist settler-colonialism for over seven decades.

The Defence Minister's pledge dire...