Trump Proposes Palestinians Leave Gaza To Clear Way For U.S. ‘Ownership’

BY: stiridinromania.ro In Actualitate, Externe, STIRILE ZILEI

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a proposal on February 4 under which displaced Palestinians would leave the Gaza Strip, allowing the United States to take ownership of the coastal territory and develop it economically into a “phenomenal” place where many nationalities could live in peace.

Trump said this would occur after the resettlement of the Palestinian people to other countries to get them out of what he said was a “hell hole” of demolished buildings following more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union.

Trump made the surprise proposal at a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying such a drastic move is necessary because other ideas to end decades of conflict between the Palestinian people and Israelis have not worked.

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His proposal on the Gaza Strip would see the United States taking it over and would appear to upend years of U.S. policy calling for a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Trump said the United States would work to dismantle all unexploded bombs and other weapons in the territory and clear away destroyed buildings before economically developing the area.

“If it’s necessary, we’ll do that, we’re going to take over that piece, we’re going to develop it, create thousands and thousands of jobs, and it’ll be something that the entire Middle East can be very proud of,” Trump added.

The president did not immediately offer details on where the Palestinians would be resettled, but said he would support resettling them “permanently” in other countries. Earlier in the day he repeated his call for Jordan, Egypt, and other Arab states to take in Gazans. Hamas has adamantly insisted it wants to remain in Gaza.

Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri had previously condemned Trump’s calls for Gazans to leave as “expulsion from their land.”

Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said Trump may have floated this idea to raise the stakes after Arab countries refused his request to take in Palestinians.

“Now, he’s cranking up the pressure: If you won’t take them, we’ll remove them ourselves and take control of Gaza,” Dubowitz said on X. “Classic Trump: Go to the extreme, making what once seemed outrageous suddenly look like the reasonable middle ground.”

In a statement issued after Trump’s announcement, Hamas rejected the idea that Gazans should leave the territory.

“Instead of holding the Zionist occupation accountable for the crime of genocide and displacement, it is being rewarded, not punished,” Hamas said. “We reject Trump’s statements in which he said that the residents of the Gaza Strip have no choice but to leave, and we consider them a recipe for creating chaos and tension in the region.”

The Saudi Foreign Ministry issued a statement that its call for an independent Palestinian state was a “firm, steadfast, and unwavering position.”

The statement noted Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country’s de facto ruler, has said Saudi Arabia will not stop working toward the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital.

Trump said he had discussed his proposal with Netanyahu during their meeting at the White House. He also said he had raised it with other leaders of countries in the Middle East and claimed it had been met favorably.

Netanyahu said Trump sees a different future for the Gaza Strip, which he said has been the source of so many “trials and tribulations” for the Israeli people.

“He has a different idea,” Netanyahu said. “It’s something that could change history and it’s worthwhile really pursuing this avenue.”

Just two weeks into his second term, Trump was hosting Netanyahu to discuss the future of the Gaza cease-fire, the release of hostages, and a renewed push for a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

With reporting by Reuters and AP

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a proposal on February 4 under which displaced Palestinians would leave the Gaza Strip, allowing the United States to take ownership of the coastal territory and develop it economically into a “phenomenal” place where many nationalities could live in peace.

Trump said this would occur after the resettlement of the Palestinian people to other countries to get them out of what he said was a “hell hole” of demolished buildings following more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union.

Trump made the surprise proposal at a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying such a drastic move is necessary because other ideas to end decades of conflict between the Palestinian people and Israelis have not worked.

His proposal on the Gaza Strip would see the United States taking it over and would appear to upend years of U.S. policy calling for a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Trump said the United States would work to dismantle all unexploded bombs and other weapons in the territory and clear away destroyed buildings before economically developing the area.

“If it’s necessary, we’ll do that, we’re going to take over that piece, we’re going to develop it, create thousands and thousands of jobs, and it’ll be something that the entire Middle East can be very proud of,” Trump added.

The president did not immediately offer details on where the Palestinians would be resettled, but said he would support resettling them “permanently” in other countries. Earlier in the day he repeated his call for Jordan, Egypt, and other Arab states to take in Gazans. Hamas has adamantly insisted it wants to remain in Gaza.

Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri had previously condemned Trump’s calls for Gazans to leave as “expulsion from their land.”

Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said Trump may have floated this idea to raise the stakes after Arab countries refused his request to take in Palestinians.

“Now, he’s cranking up the pressure: If you won’t take them, we’ll remove them ourselves and take control of Gaza,” Dubowitz said on X. “Classic Trump: Go to the extreme, making what once seemed outrageous suddenly look like the reasonable middle ground.”

In a statement issued after Trump’s announcement, Hamas rejected the idea that Gazans should leave the territory.

“Instead of holding the Zionist occupation accountable for the crime of genocide and displacement, it is being rewarded, not punished,” Hamas said. “We reject Trump’s statements in which he said that the residents of the Gaza Strip have no choice but to leave, and we consider them a recipe for creating chaos and tension in the region.”

The Saudi Foreign Ministry issued a statement that its call for an independent Palestinian state was a “firm, steadfast, and unwavering position.”

The statement noted Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country’s de facto ruler, has said Saudi Arabia will not stop working toward the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital.

Trump said he had discussed his proposal with Netanyahu during their meeting at the White House. He also said he had raised it with other leaders of countries in the Middle East and claimed it had been met favorably.

Netanyahu said Trump sees a different future for the Gaza Strip, which he said has been the source of so many “trials and tribulations” for the Israeli people.

“He has a different idea,” Netanyahu said. “It’s something that could change history and it’s worthwhile really pursuing this avenue.”

Just two weeks into his second term, Trump was hosting Netanyahu to discuss the future of the Gaza cease-fire, the release of hostages, and a renewed push for a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

With reporting by Reuters and AP

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