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When you look at the reality sitcom that took place in the White House on Tuesday, was there any mention of Saudi normalization that you recalled? There wasn't, ... Was there any allusion to an attack on Iran? There wasn't. Was there any reference to Trump understanding that the Israelis need to completely annihilate Hamas after 16 months of not doing so? There wasn't."
There was nothing he said that affects the continuity of the cease-fire and stage two of the hostage deal, ... even if you take Trump at his word and and you think of [the
The president has not committed to boots on the ground in Gaza ... the United States is not going to pay for the rebuilding of Gaza. This is an out-of-the-box idea ... his goal is lasting peace in the Middle East for all people in the region."
Leavitt said Wednesday in response to a question about Trump's remarks President Trump is taking it to a much higher level,
I strongly believe that the Gaza Strip, which has been a symbol of death and destruction…for so many decades—devastating for the people living there and for those anywhere near it—should not go through another cycle of rebuilding and occupation by the same people who have fought, lived, died and suffered in that place,
We must see Palestinians able to live and prosper in their homelands in Gaza, in the West Bank. That is what we want to get to,
Lammy said at a conference in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, according to AFP Our Palestinian people... will not allow any state in the world to occupy our land or impose guardianship on our great Palestinian people who have offered rivers of blood to liberate our land from occupation and to establish our state with Jerusalem as its capital,
This is the thesis that is enshrined in the relevant U.N. Security Council resolution, this is the thesis that is shared by the overwhelming majority of countries involved in this problem. We proceed from it, we support it and believe that this is the only possible option,
a Kremlin spokesperson said The civilian population of Gaza must not be expelled and Gaza must not be permanently occupied or repopulated,
Baerbock said in a statement France reiterates its opposition to any forced displacement of the Palestinian population of Gaza, which would constitute a serious violation of international law, an attack on the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians, but also a major obstacle to the two-state solution and a major destabilising factor for our close partners Egypt and Jordan as well as for the entire region,
France's foreign ministry spokesperson Christophie Lemoine was quoted as saying by Reuters Where would Palestinians live? This is something incomprehensible to any human being,
Lula said in an interview with local radio stations Palestinians are the ones who need to take care of Gaza,
Short of that, any other formula is going to be a continuation of Israeli military occupation, and as we have seen in all military occupations around the world, when there is occupation, there is resistance."
Cabinet Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir's agenda and dream has been to transfer Palestinians from the area to other countries. Smotrich has even revealed that he is working on an 'operational plan' in support of this idea,
Alex Mintz, founder of Israeli artificial intelligence company Decision Advantage.ai and a senior professor at Israel's Reichman University, told Newsweek On the issue of what the future Palestinian government looks like, the last country to be able to determine what that government looks like is Israel,
Palestinians do need to be part of this process, but real reform of the Palestinian Authority is essential,
Prime Minister Netanyahu did not want to say no to Trump, the Qataris and Egyptians wanted to show they could deliver for him, and they very likely persuaded Hamas that it was in its interests to have a ceasefire now because Trump would not want the war to resume once he was in office,
veteran U.S. diplomat Dennis Ross, who serves today as a distinguished fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told Newsweek The Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip have endured death and destruction over 15 months in one of humanity's greatest crimes of the 21st century, simply to stay on their land and homeland,
Hamas Political Bureau member and spokesperson Basem Naim said in a statement shared with Newsweek I don't think the Israeli government views Saudi normalization as a top priority,
An interim or transitional administration of 18 to 24 months with Arab (Emirati, Egyptian, Moroccan) and international involvement has been discussed, is a possibility and could be responsible for restoring commercial activity, daily management and law and order,
