President Donald Trump stunned the world when he said the United States would “take over” the Gaza Strip. On Thursday morning, he clarified his plan just a bit, but left many questions lingering. Trump first floated the idea during a joint press briefing with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, reportedly catching his Israeli counterpart off guard, according to Axios. Since then, the Trump team has sought to clarify aspects of the plan, particularly in response to criticism that it implies forced displacement of Gaza’s Palestinian population.
In a Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump suggested that Israel would transfer control of Gaza to the United States after military operations conclude.
“The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting,” Trump wrote. “The Palestinians, people like Chuck Schumer, would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes, in the region. They would actually have a chance to be happy, safe, and free. The U.S., working with great development teams from all over the World, would slowly and carefully begin the construction of what would become one of the greatest and most spectacular developments of its kind on Earth. No soldiers by the U.S. would be needed! Stability for the region would reign!!!”
While Trump’s post projects an optimistic vision of stability, it raises major questions. A central one is how the U.S. would claim legal or political authority over Gaza. Trump’s assertion that the territory would simply be “turned over” by Israel has drawn skepticism, as it ignores the complexities of international law, regional politics, and Palestinian sovereignty. Additionally, no Middle Eastern country has indicated willingness to absorb millions of displaced Palestinians, making the feasibility of mass resettlement highly uncertain.
Trump’s remarks also highlight a contradiction in his foreign policy stance. While he has frequently positioned himself as opposed to U.S. military interventions abroad, his proposal for American control of Gaza—however undefined—would mark an unprecedented level of direct involvement in Middle Eastern affairs.
Some argue that the proposal could be little more than a high-stakes negotiating tactic rather than a concrete plan. However, by publicly detailing his vision, Trump has amplified questions about what role the United States should play in the region’s future and how his foreign policy approach may evolve.
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I lost you when you said “Palestinian Sovereignty.” There isn’t and never has been any such thing.
As Bill O”Reilly said last night on 770 “He has no intention of doing any of the above. He is posturing to play ‘strong man’ so they know he means business”
Ay least there ol’ chucky would have all the votes of the people seeing as he is the “shumer yishmael”
One should worry that this proposal will, after the next change of control in Washington, will be the emplate for a plan to “transfer” the Jews from the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
If Trump succeeded in having people from Gaza go to Egypt and Jordan it will no doubt make another Hezbollah in these countries where they can not rightfully and militarily stop them and it will make things much dangerous but if Morocco will take them Even though they aren’t considered arabs and they probably can make trouble with ships there it still will cost billions of dollars if they want to go it is like saying we should go live in Spain. However Somalia not that far away it would be good if they can try to give them land there cause it doesn’t look like they would blend with the government, and there is fighting and killing there, and gays, so it doesn’t seem like they will agree to anyplace other then California where it’s the same dangers for us, and so we look to God and ask him about his calendar and if the destruction of Israel state of the building of it will bring us closer to the tikkun and geulah or if we are already finished it, like somebody once said I never went to a dentist but then said cause I have no teeth, or the guy without one white hair but missing some brain, don’t think we finished the tikkun yet and that bad can’t happen, but ask God calendar if the state of Israhel will bring us any tikkun for anybody including goyim and time and anyplace, this is the state of Israel not the “protection of a people that want to live there” the “protection”
Trump knows that no Arab country will take the Palestinians. Plus, they would still be a security threat at the front door or back door of Israel. That’s why he needs Greenland! A vast empty country, rich in resources. It would give the Palestinians a fantastic economic future, plenty of beautiful land, and keep them far away from Israel. Greenland solves the Gaza problem. But for the Palestinians that say Greenland’s climate is too cold – for them, there is the Pamama Canal! The man is brilliant!
I can’t even read your comment so full of rambling nonsense. And you don’t even have a screen name so I can’t address you either.