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It was meant I think as a very generous move, the offer to rebuild and be in charge of the rebuilding of a place
We haven't been a somebody else breaks it, we buy it, kind of nation,
Senator James Lankford told DailyMail.com These are the kind of things we would only do I would hope at the invitation of the country
Why on earth would we abandon decades of well-established humanitarian programs around the world, and now launch into one of the world’s greatest humanitarian challenges?”
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,
It was not meant as a hostile move,
Rubio said during his visit to Guatemala It's been made very clear to the president that the United States needs to be involved in this rebuilding effort, to ensure stability in the region for all people,
Leavitt told reporters at the White House In the interim, obviously people are going to have to live somewhere while you’re rebuilding it,
Whether you agree or disagree with Trump’s proposal, at least he is proposing something that could lead to a bright future for Gaza,
The talk about what the president wants to do with Gaza, obviously we’re completely opposed to the idea of the transfer of Palestinians from anywhere in historic Palestine,
he said in a statement announcing the group’s name would be changed to Arab Americans for Peace Obviously it's not going to happen. I don't know under what circumstance it would make sense even, even for Israel. Now, if Israel is asking for the United States to come in and provide some assistance to ensure that Hamas can never do again what they did, I'm in. But us taking over seems like a bit of a stretch."
Republican Senator Thom Tills said Despite the entire world being against them, Palestinians have proven that they will be victorious. They are returning to their homes and living among the rubble—people like that cannot be defeated. That is not a matter of opinion; it is a fact."
Ahmad, the spokesperson for the Abandon Harris campaign and a Palestinian activist, also said Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people, not the United States, and President Trump's call to displace Palestinians from their land either temporarily or permanently is an absolute nonstarter. Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the entire Muslim world have made it clear that this delusional idea is unacceptable."
Nihad Awad, the national executive director of Muslim civil rights and advocacy group CAIR, said in a statement I have news for you—we aren't taking over Gaza. But the media and the chattering class will focus on it for a few days and Trump will have succeeded in distracting everyone from the real story—the billionaires seizing government to steal from regular people."
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat, wrote on X I'm furious at the Harris campaign for actively ignoring the impact Gaza had on turnout. I'm furious at content creators with bigger followings than the entire margin of victory in the country, who either called everyone navigating the elections a traitor or gleefully talked about Trump turning Gaza into a parking lot."
Georgia State Representative Ruwa Romman, a Palestinian-American and Democrat, wrote on Bluesky Everyone is responsible for the moment that we are in today … But I want to be abundantly clear, no fascist here or abroad will ever be able to erase Palestinians. The harder they try the deeper our roots will grow."
Roman, who was denied a speaking slot at the democratic National Convention but ultimately voted for Harris, added Over the past 16 months, the Biden-Harris administration's full, unobstructed support for Israel's campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing has failed to remove the Palestinians of Gaza from their land,
Hudhayfah Ahmad, a spokesperson for the Muslim-American led Abandon Harris campaign, said in a statement to Newsweek If President Trump wants to make history with some sort of grand peace deal, he must start by accepting that the way to make permanent peace is to end the Israeli occupation and oppression of the Palestinian people."
We'll make sure that it's done world-class,
The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,
