Arab states reject Trump's proposal to relocate the Gazaner

Arab states reject Trump's proposal to relocate the Gazaner

Arab states are committed to Palestinians

The Foreign Minister of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatars and Egypt, made a comprehensive explanation on Saturday. In it, they emphasized that they wanted to work with Trump on a two-state solution in the Middle East. At the same time, they decidedly rejected Trump's proposal to move Palestinians from Gaza. Without going directly to the President's proposal, the ministers confirmed their commitment to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and the “continuing presence of the Palestinians in their homeland.”

a clear no to relocations and displacements

In their communication, the nations "emphasized all measures that threaten these rights, including the expansion of settlements, evacuation, demolition of houses, rural annexes or the expulsion of Palestinians through direct displacement or forced migration." This declaration was published after a meeting of the Foreign Minister in Cairo.

Trump's controversial statements

In January, Trump had said that he spoke to the King of Jordan about the possible construction of accommodations in other places in the Middle East and about moving more than 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries. "I said to him that I would like to see more because I was looking at the entire Gaza Strip and it is a chaos," he said to reporters on board Air Force One. "It's about one and a half million people, and we could simply clean it."

construction site Gaza strip - urgent measures required

Trump also expressed that he would describe the situation in the Gaza Strip as a construction road. "Almost everything is demolished and people die there, so it would be better to work with some of the Arab states and build apartments in another place where they might live in peace."

role of the USA and the UN in reconstruction

The declaration of the Arab Foreign Minister also addressed various aspects of the reconstruction of Gaza, while the fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel enables the region to evaluate the effects of a brutal 15-month conflict. The group praised “the important role that the United States played in the mediation of the agreement” for which both Trump and his predecessor Joe Biden are looking for.

claims for withdrawal of Israeli troops

They also called for "the full retreat of the Israeli forces from Gaza and rejected all the attempts to partition the strip." At the same time, they emphasized the “indispensable role” of the UN Authority for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa), two days after the Israeli ban came into force against the agency.