2 weeks Ago By Jack Hobbs
Former President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that Palestinians should be permanently relocated outside Gaza , arguing the war-torn enclave is unlivable and that they should be resettled in “a beautiful area” instead. “You can’t live in Gaza right now. I think we need another location,” Trump said while meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office.
“I think it should be a location that’s going to make people happy. You look over the decades, it’s all death in Gaza .” The president likened the area to a "living hell.
" Trump added, "I think they'll be settled in areas where they can live a beautiful life and not be worried about dying every day." "Gaza is not a place for people to be living , and the only reason they want to go back, and I believe this strongly, is because they have no alternative," Trump added further. Trump has previously called on Jordan, Egypt and other Arab countries to take in Palestinians from Gaza temporarily while reconstruction takes place following the war between Israel and Hamas.
But his remarks Tuesday marked the first time he publicly floated making that resettlement permanent. “I hope that we could do something where they wouldn’t want to go back,” Trump said. “Who would want to go back? They’ve experienced nothing but death and destruction.
” Trump doubled down on his comments, saying that "nobody" wanted to return after the destructive campaign. "It's too dangerous for people. Nobody can go there.
It's too dangerous," he said. "Nobody wants to be there. Warriors don't want to be there.
Soldiers don't want to be there. How can you have people go back? You're saying go back into Gaza now? The same thing's going to happen. It'll only be death.
" Palestinians claim Gaza as part of a future homeland and have long rejected displacement. Many have expressed a desire to remain and rebuild despite the devastation. The comments from Trump come as the man warmly welcomed Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Tuesday as the first foreign dignitary to visit Trump during his second term.
Netanyahu arrived at the White House around 4: 20 p.m. on Tuesday and was greeted by Trump with a ridiculously long handshake before the pair went to a bilateral meeting.
It was reported by CBS that Netanyahu said on Sunday that he and Trump will allegedly talk about "victory over Hamas," as well as countering Iran and building on diplomatic relationships with other Arab nations. Trump is going to continue his support for our great ally, Israel," National Security adviser Mike Waltz said on Fox News Tuesday. "No one did more for Israel as President Trump did in his first term.
It is not by accident that Bibi Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, is the first foreign leader that is coming today. And look, we're going to continue to get our hostages out." DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.
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