In a statement yesterday, President Donald Trump outlined his vision for addressing the ongoing conflict in Gaza, suggesting that countries like Jordan and Egypt should absorb Palestinian Arabs who have fled the region. The president proposed a potential mass relocation to help resolve the situation by essentially “cleaning out” the troubled area.
Trump shared with reporters on Air Force One that he had discussed this idea earlier with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and planned to speak with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in the coming days. He remarked, “I’d like him to take people. I’d like Egypt to take people,” indicating his support for a significant resettlement effort. “You’re talking about, probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing and say, ‘You know it’s, over.’”
As he reflected on the situation in Gaza, Trump acknowledged the severe challenges facing the region, expressing his appreciation for Jordan’s assistance with hosting Gazans. He told King Abdullah, “I’d love for you to take on more, cause I’m looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now, and it’s a mess. It’s a real mess.”
The president went on to suggest that relocating Palestinian Arabs could be either a temporary or long-term solution, recognizing the deep-rooted conflicts in the area over centuries. “Something has to happen,” Trump said. “But it’s literally a demolition site right now. Almost everything’s demolished, and people are dying there.”
Trump also proposed collaborating with Arab nations to offer new living arrangements for displaced people, saying, “So, I’d rather get involved with some of the Arab nations, and build housing in a different location, where they can maybe live in peace for a change.”
Trump’s comments come after a report from NBC News, which highlighted the president’s consideration of temporarily relocating residents of Gaza to Indonesia for reconstruction purposes. However, Indonesian officials swiftly rejected the proposal, declaring, “Any attempt to uproot or deport Gaza residents is entirely unacceptable.”
{Matzav.com}