by Andrew Anglin, The Unz Review:
From the time it became obvious that Donald Trump was going to win the 2024 election, I said that this whole thing was going to be about Israel. We’d be lucky to get a few things from him, but it would be the Israel administration.
However, when he came in, he made a point to push for a ceasefire in Gaza and an Israeli pullout of the Palestinian territory, which couldn’t really be framed as a good thing for Bibi Netanyahu and his war effort, as it was effectively a surrender to Hamas.
On Tuesday, Bibi became the first foreign leader to visit the White House under the new Trump administration, and during a press conference they held together, Trump announced that the US – not Israel, but the US – is going to “own” Gaza, and all of the people living there now will be removed.
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“The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,” Trump told reporters.
“The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too.” –President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/aCqLl9Gwwn
— President Donald J. Trump (@POTUS) February 5, 2025
He said that “if necessary,” he would deploy US troops to the territory. It’s not clear how there could be a situation where that would not be necessary.
“I do see a long-term ownership position and I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East,” he said, adding that Gaza would become the “Riviera of the Middle East.”
He said that the Palestinians living in Gaza would be moved to Egypt and Jordan.
