President in effect endorses ethnic cleansing of territory before hosting meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu

Donald Trump has said that Palestinians have “no alternative” but to leave Gaza due to the devastation left by Israel’s war on Hamas, in effect endorsing ethnic cleansing of the territory over the opposition of Palestinians and the neighbouring countries.

Speaking as he prepared to host Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday, Trump repeated the suggestion that Gaza’s population should be relocated to Jordan and Egypt – something both countries have firmly rejected.

Trump claimed Palestinians would “love to leave Gaza”, telling reporters: “I would think that they would be thrilled.”

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  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    22·
    8 hours ago

    That’s a UN resolution, not an actual cease fire. The cease fire would require agreement from the warring parties involved.

    And god, our history of vetoing UN resolutions against Israel is as long as my arm.

    My favorite goes back to George W. Bush and his excuse to invade Iraq, if you recall he kept going on and on about how Iraq was in violation of something like 17 or 18 resolutions… Meanwhile Israel was breaking over 80 of them and it would have been more than 100 except for the US veto.

    • ubergeekEnglish
      42·
      8 hours ago

      A resolution, for a ceasefire, that the US blocked.

      And yes, US backing genocide has a long, and storied tradition, if you will. Hitler got his “best” ideas for it, from the US.