Trump appears to be back away from his plan in Gaza

On Friday, President Trump seemed to back down from the transfer of about two million Palestinians permanently from the Gaza Strip to the nearby countries in the Middle East so that the United States can seize the region and develop it to “Riviera in the Middle East.”

Earlier this month, the president said he preferred to control Gaza and increase the Palestinian population from the destroyed coastal pocket. For several days, and repeatedly waved objections to the idea, including flat rejection from the leaders of Egypt and Jordan.

At that time, Mr. Trump said he would be able to persuade the leaders of these two countries – and perhaps others in the region – to accept the Palestinians through the power of his will.

Mr. Trump said: “They say they will not accept.” “I say they will do.”

But in a telephone interview with the Fox News host on Friday, Mr. Trump seemed to admit that his persuasion efforts have failed and that Egypt and Jordan’s refusal to accept Ghazan, the displaced will make the idea unprecedented.

“Well, we are paying billions of Jordanian dollars and Egypt per year. Mr. Trump told the Fox News Brian Kilide before adding:“ I will tell you, the way to do this is my plan. I think this is the truly work plan. But I do not force her. I am just sitting and recommending it. “

The comments were an amazing reflection of one of the most brave foreign policy proposals presented by the head of sitting. They came after weeks of retreat, which included many high -level Trump administration officials who are trying to reduce the proposal, followed by the president insisting that he is serious.

Mr. Trump first raised the idea publicly In early FebruaryWhen it announced that “the United States will take over the Gaza Strip.” With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Israel to his side during a visit to the White House, Mr. Trump said that the United States “will possess it and be responsible” to get rid of unproductive ammunition and rebuild Gaza in Mecca for jobs and tourism, pledged to become “the Rivieh in the Middle East.”

Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and Caroline Levit, the White House press secretary, said shortly after any temporary transfer. But Mr. Trump continued with the publication of social media, which indicates once again that the Palestinians will be transferred to societies where they will be “happy, safe and free.”

In the interview on Friday, the president said that the attempt to redevelop Gaza without moving the Palestinians will be impractical, partly due to the presence of Hamas terrorists, who have been in Gaza for decades. He said that the American acquisition and the displacement of the Palestinians in Gaza will be the best way.

“The United States will have the site,” said Mr. Trump. “It will not be enthusiastic, and it will be developed, and start again with a clean plate.”

But he talked about the idea in the past time, which indicates that he abandoned it.

“I loved my plan. Mr. Trump told Mr. Kilide:” I thought my plan was good. “You can take them out, move them, and build a beautiful society and a permanent society.”

A spokesman for the National Security Council did not respond to emails seeking to get a comment on whether the president’s statements indicated that he was giving up the idea of ​​rebuilding the United States.

In the interview, Mr. Trump seemed to have resigned from the fact that Gaza should be rebuilt without the ownership of the United States and without its people, although it also seemed that it was explaining the long occupation of Israel to the region as an ownership.

He said, “We will see what is happening.” “I thought it was great, because the site, as you know, is a great site. I don’t know why Israel surrendered this. Why did they surrender?”