Trump says no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza under his plan for US 'ownership'
President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. 바카라 게임 웹사이트ownership바카라 게임 웹사이트 of the war-torn territory, contradicting other officials in his administration who have sought to argue Trump was only calling for the temporary relocation of its population.
Less than a week after he floated his plan for the U.S. to take control of Gaza and turn it into 바카라 게임 웹사이트the Riviera of the Middle East," Trump, in an interview with FOX 온라인 바카라 게임' Bret Baier that was set to air Monday, said 바카라 게임 웹사이트No, they wouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트t바카라 게임 웹사이트 when asked if Palestinians in Gaza would have a right to return to the territory. It comes as he has ramped up pressure on Arab states, especially U.S. allies Jordan and Egypt, to take in Palestinians from Gaza, who claim the territory as part of a future homeland.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We바카라 게임 웹사이트ll build safe communities, a little bit away from where they are, where all of this danger is,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트In the meantime, I would own this. Think of it as a real estate development for the future. It would be a beautiful piece of land. No big money spent.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Arab nations have sharply criticized the Trump proposal, and Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s latest words were released a day before he is set to host Jordan바카라 게임 웹사이트s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday. In addition to concerns about jeopardizing the long-held goals of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Egypt and Jordan have privately raised security concerns about welcoming large numbers of additional refugees into their countries even temporarily.
Trump's comments risked jeopardizing the already tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza after 15 months of war, with the existing framework for negotiations calling for the massive humanitarian and reconstruction assistance for civilians in Gaza.
After Trump's initial comments last week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Secretary of State Marco Rubio respectfully insisted that Trump only wanted Palestinians relocated from Gaza 바카라 게임 웹사이트temporarily바카라 게임 웹사이트 and for an 바카라 게임 웹사이트interim바카라 게임 웹사이트 period to allow for debris removal, the disposal of unexploded ordnance and reconstruction.
Trump last week didn't rule out deploying U.S. troops to help secure the territory but at the same time insisted no U.S. funds would go to pay for the reconstruction of Gaza, raising fundamental questions about the nature of his plan.
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Egypt on Monday reiterated its rejection to the transfer of Palestinians from their territories in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, warning that such proposals threaten 바카라 게임 웹사이트the foundations of people바카라 게임 웹사이트 in the Middle East.
In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem its capital is the base for 바카라 게임 웹사이트comprehensive and just peace바카라 게임 웹사이트 in the region.
The statement said Egypt rejects any violations to the Palestinians바카라 게임 웹사이트 바카라 게임 웹사이트right of self-determination 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and independence,바카라 게임 웹사이트 and 바카라 게임 웹사이트upholds the right of return for Palestinian refugees who were forced to leave their homeland,바카라 게임 웹사이트 in a reference to hundreds of thousands who were forced to flee their homes in what is now Israel during the 1948 war.
A senior Hamas official blasted Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s latest remarks about the U.S. ownership of Gaza as 바카라 게임 웹사이트absurd.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas' politico bureau, said these comments 바카라 게임 웹사이트reflect a deep ignorance of Palestine and the region.바카라 게임 웹사이트
In comments released by Hamas early Monday, he said Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s approach toward the Palestinian cause will fail.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Dealing with the Palestinian cause with the mentality of a real estate dealer is a recipe for failure,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Our Palestinian people will thwart all transfer and deportation plans.바카라 게임 웹사이트