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We have to recognize, first of all, the massive hypocrisy in saying that Gaza is unlivable, and therefore the Palestinians cannot live there, when it is U.S. weapons and Israel’s actions that made it unlivable in the first place ― in the case of Israel’s actions, at least, with an intent of doing so,
said Josh Paul, co-founder of A New Policy who resigned from the Biden administration over its Gaza policy The suffering of millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the U.S.’s unconditional support for Israel throughout is harmful ― not only to millions of Palestinians, but also to Americans, to Israelis, to Arabs throughout the region, to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike,
said FCNL’s Odeliya Matter Palestine is not just an idea – it is a place. It is a homeland to the Palestinian people,
the letter read, including concern over Israel’s ongoing attacks in the occupied West Bank Forcible displacement, when carried out with an intent to permanently remove a people from a land on the basis of their identity is ethnic cleansing,
the letter stated, citing Article 49(1) of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which the U.S. and Israel are both parties to If he decides to move forward on this path, notwithstanding those voices, I think that there will certainly be opportunities for litigation and for public protests and for congressional action and all these sort of things,
The right to return is a fundamental human right enshrined in international law. No president, no foreign leader, no occupying force has the legal authority to strip Palestinians from their right to exist in their own land. We all have to reject this vision and demand justice for the Palestinian people,
said Tariq Habash, A New Policy’s co-founder who was the first Palestinian American to resign from the Biden administration over its Gaza policy If you ask me about the work that we did in the White House, for my critics, what I say is: point to a single decision we made that wasn't in the interest of America."
However, he defended himself in early 2024 in an interview with American news website Axios, saying We will definitely be doing other projects in this region. This region has explosive growth, and that's not stopping anytime soon."
Shortly before the Jeddah deal was announced, Eric Trump told British financial newspaper Financial Times The world's people will be living there,
Just can't go back. If you go back, it's gonna end up the same way it has for a hundred years."
Would the Palestinian have the right to return?"
We'll build beautiful communities for the 1.9 million people,
Gaza is not a property to be sold and bought. It is an integral part of our occupied Palestinian land,
No, they wouldn’t because they’re going to have much better housing, much better."
Asked if Palestinians would have the right to return to the land, Trump said I envision the world people living there, the world’s people. You’ll make that into an international unbelievable place. I think the potential in the Gaza strip is unbelievable,” and it could be “the Riviera of the Middle East.”
We’ll build safe communities a little bit away from where they are, where all of this danger is and in the meantime, I would own this. Think of it as a real estate development for the future. It would be a beautiful piece of land,
Come to the table with your plan if you don’t like his plan,
Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz said during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” What he very generously has offered is the ability of the United States to go in and help with debris removal, help with munitions removal, help with reconstruction — the rebuilding of homes and businesses and things of this nature, so that then people can move back in,
They can leave, they can then come back, they can relocate and come back. But you have to rebuild Gaza."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who met Trump last week, praised the proposal to resettle Palestinians last week, saying No, the wouldn’t.”
Pressed by Baier on whether Palestinians could have the right to go back to Gaza after the rebuilding he envisions has been completed, Trump replied
