An overwhelming joy pervaded in the Zionist entity after the shocking remarks of the US President Donald Trump about the displacement of Gaza residents and the American control of the Strip. However, considerable statements were issued in Washington and Tel Aviv to cast doubts on the unrealistic approach of the American proposal.
NYT paper quoted Trump’s advisers as saying that Gaza displacement plan is not applicable despite the celebratory polls in the occupation entity which showed that most of the Israelis favor the scheme.
The newspaper also quoted the former US ambassador to the occupation entity Dan Shapiro as considering that Trump’s plan is not serious and endangers the release of the rest of the Zionist captives in Gaza. US sources, according to NYT, added that the plan even shocked the Trump administration’s officials, noting that it lacks a feasibility study.
The former Israeli military intelligence commander Amos Yadlin said that the chance for the implementation of Trump’s plan is very low. Moreover, Maariv newspaper mentioned that security chiefs in ‘Israel’ considered that announcing the plan during the ceasefire and the prisoner swap deal is problematic.
Based on all the given data, observers wonder about the real motives behind Trump’s plan. Among the basic interpretation’s of the US President’s move is saving Netanyahu’s coalition from further collapses in light of the implementation of Gaza ceasefire.
Trump says ‘Israel’ will hand over Gaza to US after fighting ends
“The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting,” Trump said on Thursday. He reiterated that the idea would mean resettling Palestinians, and that no US soldiers would be needed.
Trump’s resettlement idea has prompted accusations that he is planning ethnic cleansing, and has drawn condemnation from the UN, human rights groups and Arab leaders. Analysts doubt it will ever happen.
After Trump’s first comments on the issue, his officials suggested any relocation would be only temporary.
Under his plan, Trump wrote on Truth Social, Gazans “would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes, in the region”. The US would then be part of an effort to redevelop the enclave, he said.
His post did not make clear whether the two million residents of the Palestinian territory would be invited to return.
Under international law, attempts to forcibly transfer populations from occupied territory are strictly prohibited.
Netanyahu
“This is the first good idea that I’ve heard,” Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News. “It’s a remarkable idea. And I think it should be examined, pursued, and done because I think it will create a different future for everyone.”
“I don’t think he talked about sending US troops,” he said. “I also don’t think he said he’s going to fund it. He said that neighboring states, wealthy states, would do it.”
Katz
Israel’s defense minister said Thursday that he had instructed his military to prepare a plan to allow Palestinians to voluntarily leave the Gaza Strip.
Welcoming what he called Trump’s “bold initiative,” Israel Katz said in a statement Thursday that Palestinians in Gaza “should be granted the freedom to leave and emigrate, as is customary everywhere in the world.” He said the plan would include “exit options” for Palestinians to leave Gaza via land crossings, with the possibility of “special arrangements” for departures by sea and air.
Opposing Stances
Britain will oppose any attempts to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza, a Foreign Office minister has said, confirming for the first time that the government will block Donald Trump’s controversial plans for the enclave.
Development minister Anneliese Dodds said the future of Gaza must be determined by Palestinians with the support of neighboring countries and the international community.
And, in a rebuke to the US president, Ms Dodds said: “We would oppose any effort to move Palestinians in Gaza to neighboring Arab states against their will.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
