The truce agreement between Israel and Hamas stands on uncertain ground, and Donald Trump, who has just returned to the White House, has already presented an thought that will even more shake the mediate East.
The president of the United States is not hiding that he wishes to evict Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and that is why urges Egypt and Jordan to accept millions of refugees.
President Trump, asked by journalists whether his proposition refers to the short-term or long-term arrival of Palestinians in these countries, replied that “there may be both” and confirmed that he had already discussed this with King Abdullah of Jordan.
— I told him I'd like him to accept more Palestinians. due to the fact that looking at the full Gaza Strip, at the minute you can see that there is simply a real mess there," Trump admitted. He added that he intended to discuss this besides with Abd al-Fattah as-Sisi, president of Egypt.
— Almost everything has been demolished, and people are dying there, so I would like that they associate with 1 of the arabian nations and build apartments in another place where they may live in peace for a change, declared Trump.
Beautiful beaches and beautiful weather
Behind this declaration from the fresh US president lies the construction plan. Not apartments for Palestinians, but most likely a luxury facility of a kind a hotel that could belong to his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Trump confirmed that the plan was on track even on the first day of office erstwhile he talked about the "potential of Gaza".
— I saw pictures of Gaza. Looks like a large demolition site. Really... You gotta rebuild it in a different way.. Gaza is interesting, it is simply a phenomenal location, by the sea, it has the best weather – Trump told reporters, signing regulations in the Oval Office.
Under Biden's rule, the thought of "voluntary migration" for Palestinians, a plan promoted by far-right Israeli ministers, was seen as highly controversialAnd most Palestinians rejected the thought of resettlement, even temporary.
In fresh days of Biden's rule, Antony Blinken, erstwhile U.S. Secretary of State, revealed his imagination of the post-war reconstruction of Gaza, while the Trump administration powerfully opposes specified plans for this Palestinian enclave in the mediate East.
After welcoming Israeli hostage families to the phase during a triumph celebration at Washington Capital 1 Arena Trump admitted that "not convinced" about the current ceasefire in Gaza.
— It's not our war, it's their war. But I'm not convinced. I think they're very weak on the another side. People are dead there, they (Hamas — ed.) ruled them badly," he said, adding that he "did not imagine" that Hamas would play any function in Gaza after the war.
He's in Miami reasoning about what to do with Gaza.
Trump is not the first to publically talk about Gaza, although inactive destroyed, has potential. His son-in-law, Jared Kushner, during Trump's first word as elder abroad policy advisor. It was his job. supervising the preparation of the mediate East peace plan. According to critics of that plan, which contained a clause concerning the normalisation of Israel's relations with the Gulf States, he omitted the question of the future of the Palestinians.
Last March, Kushner praised "very valuable property possible on the Gaza coast" and suggested that Israel should remove civilians during the “cleaning” of the enclave. An interview with Kushner was published on the YoTube channel led by mediate East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School.
Kushner's remarks afraid the mediate East policy to be conducted during Trump's second term. “The assets on the Gaza coast could be very valuable if people focused on creating livelihoods. There's an unfortunate situation, but if I were Israel, everything in my power to evict people and then clean up.
Kushner added that he thought Israel should decision the civilian population from Gaza into the Negev Desertin the south of the country, and even suggested that Palestinians could be brought to Egypt through “diplification”.
When asked, ‘Is this something you want to work on?’ Kushner replied: “I am now sitting in Miami Beach. And I look at the situation and think, what would I do if I were there.”
PAPJared Kushner after unveiling a memorial plaque in his honor at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, 21 December 2020.
When asked about arabian concerns in the region, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not let Palestinians fleeing Gaza to return, Kushner paused and then said, “Maybe”.
— I'm not certain there's much left of Gaza at this point.. If even the construction was considered, Gaza was not truly a historical precedent. It was the consequence of the war. There were tribes surviving in different places, and then Gaza was formed. It was ruled by Egypt, and in time governments changed," Kushner claimed.
When asked if Palestinians should have their own state, Kushner described this proposal as a ‘super bad idea’, which “would fundamentally reward the act of terror”.
