Among the shattering statements of Donald Trump, daily since his arrival at the White House on January 20, it is undoubtedly one of the most amazing. Tuesday, February 4, the American president proposed that the United States takes control of Gaza and that all the Palestinians who live there-around two million people-leave the area, describing a permanent relocation to one or more sites financed by “Country of interest with humanitarian hearts”.
“The United States will take control of the Gaza Strip and we are going to do a good job with it,” said the American president at a press conference alongside Benyamin Netanyahu, speaking of Palestinian territory like a “Demolition site”. “We will take possession of it and be responsible for the dismantling of all the dangerous bombs that have not exploded and all weapons,” he added, stressing that the United States would “flatten the area and get rid of Buildings destroyed “, in order to economically develop the Palestinian territory.
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Without pouring out the way he intended to carry him out, the Republican spoke of a “long -term” project, and said that he had spoken to other countries in the region which, according to him, would have ” adored “the idea.
Its suggestion adds Gaza to the growing list of places Donald Trump wants to grasp in the world, with Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal. The president said it would be a “long-term property position” for the United States. He did not answer the question on the legal authority which would allow him to simply take control of a sovereign territory. “We will be the owners,” he said.
“Côte d’Azur du Middle East”
“This is not a decision taken lightly,” he added, repeating his wish to make Gaza the “Côte d’Azur du Middle East”. Obviously happy to display their good understanding, even if the two leaders were able to have disputes, Benyamin Netanyahu praised in Donald Trump “the best friend that Israel has ever had in the White House”. Donald Trump’s plan for the Gaza Strip is an idea that “could change history,” he reacted. “We are talking about it, he studied it with his collaborators, his team,” he said. “I think it’s something that could change history. And it’s worth continuing on this path.”
In response to these remarks, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio launched on his X account that “Gaza must be released from Hamas”. “As [le président américain] said it today, the United States is ready to take the lead and give back to Gaza its beauty [“make Gaza beautiful again”, dans la version originale du message]. Our goal is to establish lasting peace in the region for all peoples, “posted the manager on X.
The American president had recently aroused a wave of international indignation by proposing to “simply clean” in the Gaza Strip and transfer its inhabitants to “safer” places like Egypt or Jordan, hostile to the ‘idea. The Palestinians “want to rebuild Gaza, rebuild schools, hospitals, roads, infrastructure, buildings and houses, because it is their place, and they love to live there. I think that leaders and peoples should respect The wishes of the Palestinian people, “said the UN ambassador for Palestine, Riyad Mansour, in front of the press. “Our country and our house is the Gaza Strip, it is part of Palestine,” he added, questioned about the statements of the American president.