Correction: We removed a paragraph mentioning President Trump’s remark about Palestinians not being permitted to return to Gaza. While Trump said he doesn’t believe they should return to Gaza due to it being a “demolition site,” he did not strictly propose barring their re-entry.

What’s happening: During a Tuesday night press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump called for the US to take over Gaza and fully dismantle its infrastructure, including buildings and even unexploded bombs.

Relocating Palestinians: A key part of this new plan — hailed by Netanyahu as “something that could change history” — is the relocating of Palestinians to new communities in Egypt or Jordan, with the financial backing of wealthy nations in the region.

  • Not so fast: Middle Eastern nations have not welcomed the US president’s new idea. Jordan is reportedly ready to declare war on Israel should Netanyahu forcibly send Palestinians into their territory. Saudi Arabia and Egypt have also firmly rejected the proposal.

American reactions: Trump’s plan to take over the Gaza Strip has splintered conservatives. The plan was celebrated by commentator Ben Shapiro as “absolutely transformative,” and Breitbart Senior Editor-at-large Joel Pollack observed that Trump made his billions on accomplishing these kinds of deals — and that he may just transform Gaza into “a little island of prosperity.”

  • Not every conservative hailed the proposal. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) knocked the move, saying, “I thought we voted for America First.” Famously hawkish Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) even hesitated, claiming the idea is “problematic.”

3-D Chess: Many on the right believe the proposal is actually just a negotiating tactic to attain concessions from Israel and its Arab neighbors. If the United States took control of Gaza, that would effectively end Israel’s campaign in the region — something Trump wants but Netanyahu does not, as his goal is to entirely eliminate Hamas.

Why it matters: Whether or not President Trump’s proposal for the US to control Gaza is just a negotiating tactic, it represents a stark departure from years of status quo in the region and signals Trump’s willingness to take unorthodox approaches in foreign policy.

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Laney B1 year ago

Let us not miss one glaring point of fact. NOBODY wants "Palestinians", not even their Muslim "brothers". Who would? Photos of them with toddlers dressed in terrorist garb, holding weapons!

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James McBride1 year ago

While I appreciate President Trump’s real estate developer thinking on this, I believe it to be doomed from the start. Scattering angry Muslims around the world doesn’t sound like a good idea. It’s likely intractable as no one, especially the Palestinians want a two state solution.

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Sharon Vaughn1 year ago

Angry Muslims are already scattered around the world.

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Joy Carlson1 year ago

The fewer you can get congregating on Israel's doorstep, the safer the region will be, which means a greater chance for lasting peace. Palestinians aren't interested in a two-state solution. They don't want to live peaceably side by side with Israel. They want to wipe Israel off the face of the map.

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Joyce Ramos1 year ago

Just a crazy funny thought that maybe Zelensky will take in the Palestinians as he seems short on troops to send to their death and the population is diminished. As a bonus Palestinians have apparently learned to survive on very little.

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Monty Mickle1 year ago

Isreal is the only side that wants peace. The Palestinians were given billions of our money to build a country but have instead used that for weapons and tunnels to attack Isreal. They were good to go in North Africa until Clinton and Rabin were bamboozled by Arafat

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Linda Wilburn1 year ago

No to pouring money and American blood into Gaza. Let the Middle East nations deal with this centuries old issue or Great Britain who actually created this mess with promises made that could be kept.

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Than Johnson1 year ago

Somewhat share Sen . Lindsey Graham’s comment. If we going to invest in ROI projects I’d rather we concentrate on Cuba, which highly attractive investment opportunities and is just offshore and/ or Venezuela with a return on gas and oil. This would also break relationships between both countries with China and Russia.Than

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Jo Bartruff1 year ago

Palestinians want to remain in their land because they are religiously tied to it. So let THEM try to do the fundraising to rebuild it themselves. I don't want my tax dollars going to people who hate and want to kill me. I'm hoping that DJT is using this idea as a negotiating tactic but I can't see the solution to the problem which has been going on for centuries.

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Joy Carlson1 year ago

I don't believe Trump is serious about this. But it is a great jumping off point to create greater safety in the area, and reduce the never-ending conflicts. It's an out of the box idea, which is what we need after decades of failed conventional wisdom.

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Allen Phillips1 year ago

Several generations of Palestinians have been brainwashed to hate Jews. Something has to be done to at least dilute that pool of haters and control what is taught in schools going forward. How many would volunteer to relocate if given the right incentives?

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Stephanie Smith1 year ago

America needs to focus on herself right now, not turn a foreign land into a resort. I'm not a supporter of Hamas, but displacing an entire population seems wrong. Especially since no one will take them in.

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