{"id":15179,"date":"2025-02-05T12:53:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T12:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/trumps-proposal-the-u-s-take-over-gaza-rejected-by-allies-adversaries-national\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T12:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T12:53:16","slug":"trumps-proposal-the-u-s-take-over-gaza-rejected-by-allies-adversaries-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/trumps-proposal-the-u-s-take-over-gaza-rejected-by-allies-adversaries-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s proposal the U.S. \u2018take over\u2019 Gaza rejected by allies, adversaries – National"},"content":{"rendered":"


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President Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> proposal that the United States \u201ctake over\u201d the Gaza Strip<\/a> and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced on Wednesday by American allies and adversaries alike.<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who smiled several times as the president detailed a plan to build new settlements for Palestinians<\/a> outside the Gaza Strip, and for the U.S. to take \u201cownership\u201d in redeveloping the war-torn territory into \u201cthe Riviera of the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe\u2019ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site, and get rid of the destroyed buildings, level it out, create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The comments came amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, during which the militant group has been turning over hostages in exchange for the release of prisoners held by Israel.<\/p>\n

Egypt, Jordan and other American allies in the Middle East have already rejected the idea of relocating more than 2 million Palestinians from Gaza elsewhere in the region. Following Trump\u2019s remarks, Egypt\u2019s Foreign Ministry issued a statement stressing the need for rebuilding \u201cwithout moving the Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia, an important American ally, weighed in quickly on Trump\u2019s expanded idea to take over the Gaza Strip in a sharply worded statement, noting that its long call for an independent Palestinian state was a \u201cfirm, steadfast and unwavering position.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kingdom of Saudi Arabia also stresses what it had previously announced regarding its absolute rejection of infringement on the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, whether through Israeli settlement policies, annexation of Palestinian lands or efforts to displace the Palestinian people from their land,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

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The prime ministers of Australia and Ireland, foreign ministries from China, New Zealand and Germany, and a Kremlin spokesman all reiterated support for a two-state solution.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAustralia\u2019s position is the same as it was this morning, as it was last year, as it was 10 years ago,\u201d Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.<\/p>\n

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Trump has already made waves \u2014 and upset longtime allies \u2014 suggesting the purchase of Greenland, the annexation of Canada and the possible takeover of the Panama Canal. It was not immediately clear whether the idea of taking over the Gaza Strip was a well thought out plan, or an opening gambit in negotiations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe comments last night were, of course, very concerning,\u201d said Irish Prime Minister Miche\u00e1l Martin. \u201cI always adopt the approach when it comes to the U.S. administration of: judge them based on what they do and not what they say.\u201d<\/p>\n

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