Trump's daring plan: Gaza strip as new Riviera in the Middle East!

Trump's daring plan: Gaza strip as new Riviera in the Middle East!

Gazastreifen, Palästina - A dramatic advance by US President Donald Trump puts the Gaza Strip and the region excited. In a press conference with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested to move the Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip to neighboring Arab countries. He planned to transform the now devastated area through the United States into a flowering "Riviera of the Middle East". "We don't have it in a hurry," emphasized Trump, expressing that the United States would initially have to invest no financial means because others would be responsible for this. This was strongly criticized internationally, especially since many of the affected Palestinians should not even be legally forced to leave their homeland. According to estimates, around two million people live in the Gaza Strip, and it remains unclear whether they should return after a hypothetical relocation. According to Trump, Gaza is "hell" for these people, which reflects the current situation, but it remains unclear how exactly the future in Trump’s idea should look like, the Tagesschau .

international criticism and legal issues

Trump's plans to take over the Gaza Strip and rebuild without Palestinians, contradicts international law. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, once again points out that every forced resettlement from occupied areas is strictly prohibited. In the past there have been similar suggestions, but they mostly remained unrealized for legal and political reasons. The reactions to Trump's proposal were mostly negative in both the USA and internationally. While some Republican politicians supported his idea, different concerns about acceptance in the American public expressed. On the part of the Democrats, the proposal was described as crazy and disturbed. The German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also emphasized that the Palestinian law was displaced in violation of international law and could only bring about new hatred. This concern is also shared by experts who warn that such procedures could possibly destabilize the entire region, as the