#trump on gaza ownership

[bbctimesnews]

https://bbctimesnews.com/israel-hamas-ceasefirebig-announcement-on-gaza-after-trump-netanyahu-meeting/

[jack-a-nape]

Week 1 of Trump Presidency 2.0

Elon Musk did a Nazi Salute twice at inauguration although some (mostly Telsa bros from Elon's fan club) claim it was actually a Roman Salute so it's not fascist or racist. Germany and Austria disagree and said personally they would have arrested Musk for doing that. here [edit: Musk has since appeared at a alt-right German campaign saying Germany is too focused on the past and should move past the guilt of Nazi past. He also says he'll save Germany soo] here

Trump signed an executive order stating all of America is female here

Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, founder of dark website Silk Road, who was convicted and sentenced to two life sentences, plus 40 years with no parole in May 2015. Ulbricht's charges included money laundering, drug trafficking, conspiring to commit computer hacking, and engaging in the continuation of a criminal enterprise (Prosecutors also say Ulbricht ordered 6 hits including one against a former Silk Road employee although there is no evidence that any hit was successfully carried out). here

Trump issued an executive order undoing many of Biden's orders. Of the 78 orders' signed by Biden that Trump is revoking, the majority are related to climate change, COVID-19, workplace and racial equality, public health accessibility, education and other public programs here

Bank of America CEO states that crypto will now be embraced by banks (side note Trump and Melania have both created crypto currencies) here

Tiktok is back and Trump said he doesn't care about full ownership he just wants 50% here

Trump has placed an executive order withdrawing from the WHO. here

Trump is expected to issue an executive order focused on "reshaping the military" including banning transgender troops here

Trump promises an overhaul of FEMA, including potentially attaching conditions before aid can be granted, or even dismantling FEMA entirely here

Places of worship, schools, and hospitals are no longer safe havens for migrants from ICE. This has already resulted in the mass deportation of thousands of immigrants, including a plane to Colombia that Trump threatened tariffs if the country did not accept. here and here. Additionally deported were 88 individuals who arrived on the 24th. For the Brazilian deportees, teh Brazil Foreign Ministry is demanding an explanation from the Trump administration, citing the administration's "disrespect for human rights" when the deportees were found to have been withheld water, handcuffed together, and denied bathroom access, with some reportedly being beaten and requiring medical attention. here

Trump stated he plans to mass relocate the people of Gaza by sending everyone to Jordan or Egypt to "clean out" the area of Palestinians. Back in May Biden had placed a hold which prevented Israel from receiving several 2,000 pound bombs from the US, Trump released the hold on the 26th saying its been long enough for Israel to not have their bombs.  here

[saywhat-politics]

President Donald Trump is facing criticism after posting a bizarre video showing a potential future for Gaza themed to himself.  

Trump has said the United States would take “ownership” in Gaza, oversee its redevelopment, and transform it into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” 

[disgruntled-foreign-patriarch]

WE ARE SO BACK BAYBEE

[thatdiabolicalfeminist]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he isn’t ruling out deploying U.S. troops to support reconstruction of Gaza and he envisions “long-term” U.S. ownership of a redevelopment of the territory.

“We’ll do what is necessary,” Trump said about the possibility of deploying troops to fill any security vacuum. “If it’s necessary, we’ll do that.”

The comments came after Trump said he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere.

(read more at the link above)

[politicalprof]

Show me you are the dumbest person in the world without telling me you are the dumbest person in the world (from the Washington Post):

“President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed that the United States take a “long-term ownership position” over Gaza, moving its residents to a “good, fresh, beautiful piece of land” in another country and rebuilding the war-torn territory under U.S. control…”

[unsolicited-opinions]

Some Jewish takes on Trump's plan for the US to forcibly, permanantly remove about two million people from Gaza (ethnic cleansing) and to redevelop it under US ownership:

[socialjusticeinamerica]

President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. would "take over the Gaza Strip" and "own it," continued to promote the idea that the Palestinian people should live elsewhere.

Mr. Trump, whose comments came at a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the Palestinians in Gaza "should not go through a process of rebuilding" and that they had "lived a miserable existence there." Earlier in the afternoon, during a meeting with Netanyahu in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump said the Palestinians should "resettle permanently" in "nice homes" somewhere else.

"The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too," Mr. Trump said. "We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings — level it out. Create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area. Do a real job. Do something different."

"Just can't go back," he continued. "If you go back, it's gonna end up the same way it has for a hundred years."

On whether U.S. troops would be sent to Gaza, the president said, "As far as Gaza is concerned, we'll do what is necessary. If it's necessary, we'll do that."

"We're going to take over that piece," Mr. Trump added. "We're going to develop it, create thousands and thousands of jobs, and it'll be something that the entire Middle East can be very proud of."

The president was asked by a reporter what authority he has to take over a sovereign territory, and he replied that he's studied the matter closely for months.

"I do see a long-term ownership position, and I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East, and maybe the entire Middle East," Mr. Trump said.

The president said his decision about taking over Gaza "was not a decision made lightly," and he claimed he's received praise from other leaders in the Middle East, though he did not identify any by name. Netanyahu said Mr. Trump's team is considering the options.

Leaders of several of the most powerful Arab nations previously said they strongly opposed any suggestion that residents of Gaza be resettled in other countries.

In the past, Mr. Trump has voiced support for a "realistic two-state solution." Gaza, a 139-square-mile strip of land that shares borders with Israel and Egypt, has been fought over for years. Palestinians have been refugees for decades, since Israel gained control of it in the 1967 Six-Day War with Egypt, Jordan and Syria.

Asked who would eventually live in Gaza once it's rebuilt, Mr. Trump said it should be an international place.

"I envision world people living there, the world's people," he said, adding that the residents should be "representatives from all over the world, Palestinians, also." He said it would be "the Riviera of the Middle East."

Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to visit Mr. Trump in his second term.

Mr. Trump opened the news conference by reinforcing his warm relationship with Netanyahu, saying they had forged a successful partnership in his first term. He claimed that the last four years — under former President Joe Biden — had not seen as many successes.

He claimed "the grave damage around the globe that was done, including in the Middle East … the horrors of Oct. 7 would never have happened if I were president."

In the wake of the massacre of Israeli civilians in 2023, however, Netanyahu praised Biden "for his vital support for Israel."

Netanyahu suggested Mr. Trump may be unconventional, but he has good ideas, and they work well together.

"After the jaws drop, people scratch their heads and they say, 'You know, he's right,'" Netanyahu said.

Netanyahu told reporters he found he had something else in common with Mr. Trump, too — he said Iran has tried to kill them both.

Trump, Netanyahu meet in Oval Office before news conference

Seated next to Netanyahu in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump repeatedly said he doesn't think Palestinians want to return to Gaza and said that he thinks Jordan, Egypt and other nations would accept Palestinians, even though they've said they won't.

"They are not gonna want to go back to Gaza," Mr. Trump said, adding that Palestinians would only "end up dying" there, and suggesting Palestinians should have a permanent settlement elsewhere.

"If we can get a beautiful area to resettle people permanently in nice homes and where they can be happy and not be shot, not be killed, not be knifed to death, like what's happening in Gaza," Mr. Trump said. "And right now you have in Gaza a very dangerous situation in terms of explosives all over the place, in terms of tunnels that nobody knows who's in the tunnel. The whole thing is a mess."

The president said other "rich" nations should pay for a new home for Palestinians, although he did not expand on this suggestion.

Netanyahu largely allowed Mr. Trump to speak. One reporter asked the Israeli prime minister whether former President Joe Biden or Mr. Trump is more responsible for the hostage and ceasefire deal.

"I think President Trump added great force and powerful leadership to this effort," Netanyahu replied.

The ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, brokered in part by the U.S., continues to hold so far. Dual citizen Keith Siegel was the first American to be released since the implementation began last month, although other Americans have been released before.

On Sunday, Netanyahu said he would discuss "victory over Hamas" with Mr. Trump, as well as countering Iran and building on diplomatic relationships with Arab nations.

Mr. Trump told reporters on Monday that he has "no guarantees that the peace is going to hold."

The president's meeting with Netanyahu being his first with a foreign leader signals how the Trump White House views the U.S.-Israel relationship.

"Trump is going to continue his support for our great ally, Israel," national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Fox News Tuesday.

Waltz said the U.S. and Israel have "more to go" in terms of returning Americans held hostage. And the national security adviser said the U.S. has to think "realistically" about rebuilding Gaza.

"I would push back on the characterization of cleaning out Gaza," Waltz told reporters Tuesday. "I think President Trump is looking at this from a humanitarian standpoint. You have these people that are sitting with literally thousands of unexploded ordnance and piles of rubble. You know, at some point we have to look realistically. How do you rebuild Gaza? What does that look like? What's the timeline? I think we, a lot of people, were looking at very unrealistic timelines. We're talking 10, 15, years, not the five years. And so that is what, that's what we have to work through. That's part of what we'll work through with Prime Minister Netanyahu."

Netanyahu last met with Mr. Trump in July at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, while Mr. Trump was still a presidential candidate.

Netanyahu congratulated former President Joe Biden on his win in 2020, something that Mr. Trump long held against him. But the two have worked to repair the relationship in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel.

One reporter noted their relationship has had its ups and downs.

"I think it's mostly ups," Mr. Trump said Tuesday.

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Trump and Jared and all the prominent Republicans literally said they would commit US troops to expel the Palestinians at gunpoint. You were told right here over and over again. You bashed Biden and Harris and then didn’t bother to vote. All of you who blamed Netanyahu’s war crimes on Biden and Harris are to blame for the coming tragedy. You better hope someone stops him before he carries out this insane promise. It’s going to cost America billions and the American troops sent there will be sitting ducks. And it will all be paid for with your Social Security, Medicare, VA benefits, etc.

If you clowns had voted for Harris none of this bullshit would be taking place.

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https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-washington-ceasefire-1c8deec4dd46177e08e07d669d595ed3

It gets even worse

“I don’t think people should be going back,” Trump said. “You can’t live in Gaza right now. I think we need another location. I think it should be a location that’s going to make people happy.”

Trump said the U.S. would take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere and turn the territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East” in which the “world’s people”— including Palestinians — would live.

“We’ll make sure that it’s done world class,” Trump said. “It’ll be wonderful for the people--Palestinians, Palestinians mostly, we’re talking about.”

Egypt, Jordan and other U.S. allies in the Mideast have cautioned Trump that relocating Palestinians from Gaza would threaten Mideast stability, risk expanding the conflict and undermine a decades-long push by the U.S. and allies for a two-state solution.

[argumate]

At a news conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, President Trump said he wanted the United States to take over Gaza in an “ownership position,” and declared that all Palestinians there — some two million people — should leave.

easy to say people should leave, and certainly better than killing them, but the responsible act would be to offer everyone in Gaza a US visa.

[good-old-gossip]

President Donald Trump's plan for the US to "take over" and take “ownership” of Palestine’s Gaza, removing its native Palestinians population to create the "Riviera of the Middle East," has drawn stark criticism globally as an overt attempt to forcibly displace the enclave’s indigenous Palestinian inhabitants.

Announcing his transformation prospects at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Trump said that, “The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it, too. We'll own it … level it out, create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area."

"I think the potential in the Gaza Strip is unbelievable," he added.

Western media giants framed Trump’s Gaza takeover proposal as an “innovative” and “courageous” business opportunity, portraying the plan in a positive light, with many headlines omitting any mention of the Palestinian territory’s residents or the consequences for the two million Palestinians displaced inside the besieged enclave – namely, further displacement and eventual erasure.

[beauty-funny-trippy]

Donald Trump has vowed that the U.S. will “take over” war-ravaged Gaza and “own it,” — effectively endorsing the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Trump, who has previously threatened Greenland and Panama with military invasion, and suggested that Canada should become the 51st state, added Gaza to his expansionist agenda. His plan is to kick all the palestinians out of their homeland and turn it into a resort by the sea. He claims that Gaza could become the “Riviera of the Middle East.” The president proposes that the 2 million Palestinians who currently live in Gaza, be permanently resettled into neighbouring countries. He argued that Palestinians could simply live out their lives elsewhere. The immense ethical problems of his scheme to force millions of people out of their own motherland, do not seem to bother him. When asked if his plan might involve a military force, Trump answered, "As far as Gaza is concerned, we’ll do what is necessary. If it’s necessary, we’ll do that. ...I do see a long-term ownership position" in Gaza. Trump's proposal echoes the wishes of Israel’s far-right party, some of whom have supported genocide, but strongly contradicts Joe Biden’s commitment against the mass displacement of Palestinians. Remember those pro-palestinian groups who decided to support Trump because they thought Kamala wasn't trying hard enough to help the people in Gaza? Well, to them I say, ...be careful what you wish for — and never ever, ever trust Trump.

[onlytiktoks]

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-official-says-trumps-remarks-about-taking-over-gaza-are-could-ignite-2025-02-05/

[justinspoliticalcorner]

David Smith at The Guardian:

Donald Trump has vowed that the US will “take over” war-ravaged Gaza and “own it”, effectively endorsing the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, in an announcement shocking even by the standards of his norm-shattering presidency. Trump, who has previously threatened Greenland and Panama and suggested that Canada should become the 51st state, added Gaza to his expansionist agenda, claiming that it could become the “Riviera of the Middle East”. He declined to rule out sending US troops to make it happen. Arguing that Palestinians could live out their lives in “peace and harmony” elsewhere, Trump continued: “The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it, too. We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site. “If it’s necessary, we’ll do that, we’re going to take over that piece, we’re going to develop it, create thousands and thousands of jobs, and it’ll be something that the entire Middle East can be very proud of.” Later, the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, wrote in a post on X: “The United States stands ready to lead and Make Gaza Beautiful Again. Our pursuit is one of lasting peace in the region for all people.” The announcement followed a surprise proposal from Trump, a property developer, earlier on Tuesday for the permanent resettlement in neighbouring countries of the 2 million Palestinians who live in Gaza. He called for Jordan, Egypt and other Arab states to take in Palestinians from Gaza, saying they had no alternative but to abandon the coastal strip, which must be rebuilt after nearly 16 months of a devastating war between Israel and Hamas militants. Trump said he would support resettling Palestinians “permanently”, going beyond his previous suggestions that Arab leaders have already steadfastly rejected. But he offered no specifics on how a resettlement process could be implemented. His proposal echoed the wishes of Israel’s far right and contradicted the former president Joe Biden’s commitment against the mass displacement of Palestinians.

[...] Forced displacement of Gaza’s population would probably be a violation of international law and would be fiercely opposed not only in the region but also by America’s western allies. Some human rights advocates liken the idea to ethnic cleansing. There was a chorus of criticism within the US. 

In a joint conference between US “President” Donald Trump and Israel Apartheid State genocidal war criminal PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Trump proposes ethnic cleansing actions by taking over occupied Gaza to drive Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip by turning it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.”

See Also:

Rolling Stone: Trump: ‘The U.S. Will Take Over the Gaza Strip … We Will Own It’

NBC News: Trump proposes ethnic cleansing-based proposal for U.S. control of Gaza in move that would permanently displace Palestinians

AP, via HuffPost: Trump Says He Wants U.S. To Take Ownership Of Gaza Strip

The Guardian: Welcome to Trumpworld, where the developer-in-chief sees dollar signs in the rubble of Gaza

BBC: Trump's Gaza plan will be seen as flying in face of international law

The Guardian: Trump says Palestinians have ‘no alternative’ but to leave Gaza

Al Jazeera: World reaction to Trump’s ‘take over’ and ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza