President in effect endorses ethnic cleansing of territory before hosting meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu

Donald Trump has said that Palestinians have “no alternative” but to leave Gaza due to the devastation left by Israel’s war on Hamas, in effect endorsing ethnic cleansing of the territory over the opposition of Palestinians and the neighbouring countries.

Speaking as he prepared to host Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday, Trump repeated the suggestion that Gaza’s population should be relocated to Jordan and Egypt – something both countries have firmly rejected.

Trump claimed Palestinians would “love to leave Gaza”, telling reporters: “I would think that they would be thrilled.”

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  • procrastitron@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    6 days ago

    Trump is full of shit.

    There’s no other place for the Palestinians to go.

    Egypt and Jordan aren’t going to take Palestinians from Gaza, so all of his talk is just bluster meant to appeal to Israeli right wingers.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      10·
      6 days ago

      Oh just like there is no place for American citizens to go when they’re, “deported.”

      Oh what’s that? They don’t give a shit? They’ll just put them in a camp?

    • shiroininja@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      6 days ago

      I fully believe he’ll put them in camp, or send them to Guantanamo or El Salvador, where they just agreed to house any US deportee or criminal, no matter their nationality. or…they’ll be cleansed.