President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed that the United States take a “long-term ownership position” over Gaza, moving its residents to a “good, fresh, beautiful piece of land” in another country and rebuilding the war-torn territory under U.S. control, offering a vision of mass displacement likely to inflame sentiments in the Arab world as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.
Trump’s proposal was likely to provoke a furious reaction from many Palestinians as well as their Arab allies in the region, since it suggested permanently removing Gaza’s 2.2 million residents from Palestinian territory and settling them outside of their land. It would also pull the United States even more deeply into the conflict by taking over territory that belongs to Palestinians.
The idea was a first indicator of Trump’s swaggering approach to the region, as he waded into a generations-old conflict with the assurance that he could resolve what years of efforts by U.S. diplomats have failed to accomplish. His proposal appeared to give little consideration to what Palestinians have said they want
JUST IN: President Trump says the United States is taking over the Gaza Strip as Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu listens.
"This is just a demolition site. Virtually every building is down. They're living under fallen concrete that's very dangerous."
"The US will take over the Gaza… pic.twitter.com/NGE7RlUwen
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 5, 2025
JUST IN: President Trump says the Gaza Strip will become the "Riviera of the Middle East" just minutes after saying the U.S. would "take over" the Strip.
"We have an opportunity to do something that could be phenomenal."
"I don't wanna be cute. I don't wanna be a wise guy, but… pic.twitter.com/zC1GIo7lfw
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 5, 2025
BBC Live Feed – Trump suggests US could ‘take over’ and redevelop Gaza as he hosts Netanyahu
No one had this on their Bingo Card.
H/T XC
