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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  • alexc@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11711·
    24 hours ago

    History will not be kind to either Netanyahu, or the Biden/Trump presidencies.

    This will mean fuck all the to Palestinians who became “displaced persons” just so the Israeli’s can have their own Lebensraum.

    The rest of the world needs to get off its ass and ensure Gaza is rebuilt on Israel’s shekel for the Palestinians like a modern day Marshall plan. And ideally prosecute a couple of people for actively advancing genocide.

    • shades@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      16·
      20 hours ago

      The rest of the world needs to get off its ass and ensure Gaza is rebuilt on Israel’s shekel for the Palestinians like a modern day Marshall plan. And ideally prosecute a couple of people for actively advancing genocide.

      Except remember, those are America’s shekels being spent.

      • alexc@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        12 hours ago

        Well, they keep vetoing things that would help. Like calling it a genocide…

      • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        7·
        17 hours ago

        I mean, we should also be paying. We had an integral role in the genocide.