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Trump doubles down on Gaza ambitions

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The US president has said he is committed to “buying and owning” the enclave, which he called a “big real estate site”.

US President Donald Trump has reiterated his plans to take control of Gaza, saying he intends to enlist other Middle Eastern countries to help rebuild it. Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday, Trump called the enclave a “big real estate site,” which needs to be “reclaimed, levelled out, fixed up” for future development.

Trump first floated the idea of the US taking control of the Palestinian enclave last week at a press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He proposed transforming Gaza into what he described as “the Riviera of the Middle East.” As part of the plan, he proposed relocating Palestinians living in Gaza to neighbouring Arab countries while the area was being developed.

“I’m committed to buying and owning Gaza… We’re going to bring stability to the… totally war-torn, part of the Middle East. And we’ll own it,” Trump told reporters on Sunday. He doubled down on his idea to relocate Palestinians from the enclave, claiming that it would be done for their own good.

“People can’t live in those buildings right now, they’re unsafe… But we’re going to take care of the Palestinians. We’re going to make sure they live beautifully and in harmony and in peace,” he stated, insisting that Palestinians would leave Gaza if they had a choice.

“They don’t want to return to Gaza… the only reason they’re talking about returning to Gaza is they don’t have an alternative. When they have an alternative, they don’t want to return to Gaza,” Trump claimed. When asked how he would persuade neighbouring Arab nations to take in Palestinians, he claimed they will be “enthusiastic” to do it after speaking with him, without elaborating further. He noted that he planned to let “other states in the Middle East to build sections” of Gaza once the site is cleared for development.

While Israel applauded Trump’s initiative to take control of Gaza, other key regional players and many global powers are strongly opposed. Countries including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, France, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Iran, and Brazil voiced their opposition to any forced displacement of Palestinians. Australia, Russia, China and several others stressed the need for a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine to end the hostilities for good, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that Trump’s plans could make the situation worse, calling them a “form of ethnic cleansing.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also rejected Trump’s plan, saying Israel should pay for the damage to Gaza. He estimated the cost of the enclave’s reconstruction at $100 billion.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas last week called for the UN to “protect the Palestinian people and their inalienable rights,” warning that Trump’s initiative would be “a serious violation of international law.” In an interview with RT, Bassem Naim, head of the political branch of Hamas, slammed Trump’s plan as a “crime against humanity.”

Despite the backlash, Trump is reportedly pushing ahead. According to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, the US leader is shortly due to begin talks with “major Arab leaders,” including Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, regarding his proposal to relocate Palestinians.

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  1. Move the Palestinians to countries that love them; South Africa and Ireland to name a few. No Arab countries like them because they know that the Palestinians sow discord and are trouble. As a fact, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait and Jordan do not like them – Jordan September 1970, Kuwait 1991 Gulf War 1 they sided with Saddam, and the others have their own reasons.

    The Palestinians had their chance of a 2-state solution which Arafat rejected in August 2000 after having been offered everything he asked for. Gaza has been a Palestinian state since 2005 and look what they have done with it and look at what happened on 7 October 2023, things worse than most horror movies – a horrific abuse of innocent people.

    Palestinians adhere to the Qur’an where there is no peace with the infidel, only a hudna or temporary truce, the purpose of which is to allow the Muslims to build up strength before restarting the jihad. They are religiously obligated to terminate the hudna and restart the jihad after a maximum of 10 years.

    Therefore, a 2-state solution is a nonsense: It would not stop the jihad and would not bring peace. It is only an excuse giving the illusion to Western leaders who do not understand the Qur’an that it would solve a problem.

    • Please put your cognitive dissonance blinders aside and look into what really happened on Oct7th. Check especially why essential IDF border posts were abandoned, etc..
      At any rate, “Palestinians adhere to the Qur’an where there is no peace with the infidel” and same with the other side: Jews adhere to the Kabala, where there is no peace with the infidel (goyim).
      So, you see, who would benefit from this decade old construct?

      • Yes, those who call themselves Jews, but are not, for they are the synagogue of Satan. They are in charge and driving the NWO technocratic agenda through their corporate network and rituals.

    • South Africa and Ireland know very well how from the very beginning the palestinians were robbed from their land, and assassinated by the jews.
      And it honors these countries to denounce the genocide taking place in Gaza and the warmongering israhell.
      The world knows by now and you can moan ” antisemitism” and “holohoax” and ” the palestinians” as much as you can, it wont change a thing. Despicable attitude worth of your creed

    • “Move the Palestinians to countries that love them; South Africa and Ireland to name a few”

      Oh, so you’re all good with genocide and ethnic cleansing then?

      You accuse one of what the other actually does?

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