“The United States will take control of the Gaza Strip, and we will do good work with it.” His statement, “everyone loves him”, boasted the American president. Everyone except the Palestinians. The United Nations. Many allies and enemies of the United States. In reality, not many people “love it”. Especially not most members of the US government, who, for some, tried this Wednesday to mitigate the announcements of Donald Trump.
While the latter wondered why the Palestinians would like to return to Gaza after being moved and imagined that the region could become the “Côte d’Azur du Middle East”, the White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said that the American president simply wanted Jordan and Egypt to “temporarily” welcome Palestinians. In his momentum, the spokesperson also said that Donald Trump had not committed to sending military troops on the spot, although he said that he “would do what is necessary” and that if that ” is necessary, we will do it. ” Violent remarks that could have been avoided if his administration had been made aware of his intentions.
Donald Trump, the only decision -maker
In its private circle, the real estate magnate spoke of its desire to seize the Gaza Strip for several weeks, according to information from New York Times. A reflection that has accelerated, according to two officials of the Trump administration, following the return last week, of the emissary for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who described the appalling conditions that reign On site.
At the joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, the American president said that this decision “to move forward” had been studied for months and that she had not been “taken to the light “. However, two relatives of Donald Trump insisted that he alone was at the origin of this idea: one of them even said that he had never heard him mentioned the involvement of American troops before Tuesday. No one at the White House expected Donald Trump to venture on this (more than) sliding ground.
An official statement … which is not official
Especially since if the announcement could seem official, it was nothing formal. According to four people, interviewed by the New York daily, being aware of the discussions, the administration of the American president could not examine the feasibility of his idea upstream. According to this same source, no meeting with the State Department or with the Pentagon has been organized, as is customary for any serious proposal for foreign policy. The Department of Defense has produced no assessment of the necessary workforce, no estimate of costs, or even a draft of the action plan. This announcement was nothing but an idea in the head of Donald Trump.
The declaration, by its shattering character, did not fail to react the international community. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia claims that its position is firm and unwavering […]. Achieving lasting and fair peace cannot be achieved without obtaining the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, […] As explained to previous and current American administrations, “said the Saudi foreign ministry for example in a press release. Several leaders have indicated that such an announcement could ignite conflicts in the region, and if it is carried out, would be equivalent to the forced displacement of a civilian population. In other words, a “war crime” under international law.
Despite the severity of Donald Trump’s words, several of his advisers said they expected the idea of seize Gaza to go out as he would become obvious to the president that the latter was unrealizable. This Thursday, it already seemed to happen.