President Donald Trump is firmly pushing back against accusations that his vision for taking control of Gaza and relocating its population amounts to ethnic cleansing. He maintains that Palestinians are eager to leave the coastal enclave.
“We’re moving them to a beautiful location where they’ll have new homes, where they can live safely, where they have doctors and medical and all of those things. It’s going to be great,” Trump states while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, with Jordan’s King Abdullah by his side.
When questioned about how he intends to relocate a population of 2 million people, Trump downplays the challenge, saying, “It’s a very small number of people relative to other things that have taken place over the decades and centuries.”
Responding to concerns about whether Palestinians will be forced out if they choose to stay, Trump insists, “They’re going to be very happy.”
Describing Gaza as an extremely hazardous place to live, Trump argues that its residents would prefer to leave. “No place in the world is as dangerous as the Gaza Strip. They don’t want to be there. They have no alternative,” he says.
Despite asserting that the United States will assume control over the territory, Trump makes it clear that there will be no financial transaction involved. “We’re not going to buy anything. We’re going to have it. We’re going to keep it, and we’re going to make sure that there’s going to be peace, and there’s not going to be any problems, and nobody’s going to question it, and we’re going to run it very properly.”
Pressed on where exactly the displaced Palestinians will be settled, Trump offers a vague response: “It’s not about where I want them to live. It’s going to be where we ultimately choose as a group.”
He also softens a previous statement in which he suggested withholding aid from Egypt and Jordan if they refuse to accept Gazan refugees. “I don’t want to [threaten] that because we’ve had such a good relationship and we’re doing so well just in the short time that we’ve been talking,” he says.
Trump highlights King Abdullah’s efforts, noting, “The king just made a statement — I didn’t ask him to do that — about literally saving 2,000 young children from the Gaza Strip.” He then emphasizes the significant U.S. financial support for both Jordan and Egypt, adding, “We do contribute a lot of money to Jordan and to Egypt… But I don’t have to threaten that. We’re above that.”
When asked whether he would consider other nations as potential destinations for displaced Gazans, Trump expresses openness to the idea, asserting that multiple countries have shown interest. “Lots of countries want to get involved,” he claims.
{Matzav.com}
In the meantime, President Trump will restore Gaza to be as beautiful as Iraq or even like Dubai.