David Strom, writing at Hot Air, relates that "France’s top asylum court has ruled that all Palestinians living in Gaza are now eligible to apply for full refugee status[.]" The court apparently reasoned that the "Israeli military actions in Gaza meet the threshold for 'persecution' under the 1951 Geneva Convention, qualifying the applicant—and by extension all Gazans—for refugee protection[.]" Strom writes:
If I were Bibi Netanyahu, I would buy every single one of them a plane ticket and wave goodbye as they took their free trip to Paris. If I were a Gazan, I would accept that free ticket and get on the first plane, hoping that the free room and board will allow me to enjoy my time there.
We can probably expect a flood of Palestinians to flee to France and, thence, to neighboring European countries.
Bibi is thrilled.
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