Trump plans resettlement: Gaza strip residents are outraged!

Trump plans resettlement: Gaza strip residents are outraged!

Gazastreifen, Palästina - The plan of US President Donald Trump to relocate the Palestinian from the devastated Gaza Strip to neighboring Arab countries such as Egypt and Jordan ensures massive controversy. Trump described the area as a "demolition fallen" and argued that resettlement was a humanitarian necessity, since life in the Gaza Strip had become almost impossible after over 15 months of war. US specialist Steve Witkoff confirmed that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip could take up to 15 years, which comprises catastrophic living conditions and the danger of diligently, estimated 30,000 in the area. According to Kleine Zeitung have already reached hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to build a new life there.

The reactions to Trump's proposal are mostly negative. Both the Palestinians and the governments of Jordan and Egypt decide to reject the idea. Jordanian Foreign Minister Aiman Al-Safadi said that his country would not participate in forced relocations and that the rights of the Palestinians have to be preserved. Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas also warned of a possible displacement and emphasized that his people could not be forced to leave his homeland. In Israel, only ultra-right politicians, such as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, supported the proposal, while other political actors were clearly against Trump's plans, such as Tagesschau .

Resistance to Trump's plan

The idea of resettlement is perceived by Hamas in the Gaza Strip as provocative and regarded as a potential danger of ethnic cleaning. Smotrich and the former Minister of Police Itamar Ben-Gvir, who supported the proposal, are under pressure that implementation could encounter international incomprehension. Egypt and Jordan have also clarified that they will not participate in a possible deportation. Trump's comment, you "just clean the area thoroughly", is understood as cynical and inappropriate and reflects the deep split in the region.