Trump's Middle East envoy explains Gaza takeover proposal

[libertybele]

Trump's Middle East envoy explains Gaza takeover proposal: 'More hope' for Palestinians' futures

Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, said Gaza will be "uninhabitable" for at least 10 to 15 years as reconstruction talks continue amid a fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

"I think everybody wants to see peace in the region," Witkoff said in a Tuesday interview on "Hannity."

"And peace in the region means a better life for the Palestinians. A better life is not necessarily tied to the physical space that you're in today. A better life is about better opportunity, better financial conditions, better aspirations for you and your family. That doesn't occur because you get to pitch a tent in the Gaza Strip and you're surrounded by 30,000 munitions that could go off at any moment. It's a dangerous place to live today."

President Donald Trump proposed the United States "take over" the Gaza Strip, level it and rebuild it at some point in the future during a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"I do see a long-term ownership position, and I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East, and maybe the entire Middle East," Trump said, adding it’s a decision he didn’t make lightly.

"Everybody I've spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land, developing and creating thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent — in a really magnificent area that nobody would know. Nobody could look, because all they see is death and destruction and rubble and demolished buildings falling all over. It's just a terrible, terrible sight."

The president has repeatedly suggested relocating Palestinians to nearby Egypt and Jordan, although both countries have rejected such calls.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry released a statement shortly after Trump’s remarks, reaffirming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s position on the establishment of a Palestinian state, something it says must happen before the Arab country establishes diplomatic relations with Israel.................

https://www.foxnews.com/media/trumps-middle-east-envoy-explains-presidents-gaza-proposal-more-hope-palestinians-futures

[Wingnut]

Okay, lets not follow the Biden clan and come out to "Explain" or tell us what the President said.  When Trump says something...  Just let it stand on its own.  We all know his mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention.

[DefiantMassRINO]

No explaining necessary - it's a BAD idea.

USA out of the Middle East 2025

Let Persian Gulf countries peddle 'hopium' to the Gazans.

America needs to get out of the business of 'hope'.  Hope in Gaza is not a positive value proposition for the United States.

[libertybele]

Trump has given some thought about this and his envoy says he sees a long-term ownership position. So, I think this will include our boots on the ground and a whole lot of money spent.

First and foremost, Mr. President, you need to take care of our own house; especially at the border.  Take the $$ and build the darn wall!!!!  We're going to build up the Gaza strip??  What about the border wall???? 

This is Trump becoming unhinged as I had feared long ago.  Just my opinion.

[mystery-ak]

 Trump lays out exactly how he plans for US to take over Gaza
By Emily Crane   
Published Feb. 6, 2025, 8:10 a.m. ET

President Trump on Thursday laid out how his proposed US takeover of the Gaza Strip would unfold, insisting it wouldn’t need military action and would ensure that “stability for the region would reign.”

“The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting,” Trump stated in an early morning Truth Social post.

“The Palestinians, people like Chuck Schumer, would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes, in the region,” he continued, with a knock on the Democratic New York senator.

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https://nypost.com/2025/02/06/world-news/trump-explains-exactly-how-he-plans-for-us-to-take-over-gaza/

[Wingnut]

I could see Chuckie and Biden basking on the Beautiful beaches of Gaza!