WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday became the first Arab leader to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House. The number one item on their agenda: President Trump’s plan for taking over Gaza.
President Donald Trump says the U.S. won’t buy Gaza. Instead, it will take it. The president first floated the idea during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week.
The President’s meeting with King Abdullah was initially scheduled as closed press. But the President clearly wanted to say on camera and in front of his Jordanian counterpart that he envisions Gaza under U.S. ownership and wants Jordan and other Arab countries in the region to absorb the Palestinians who currently live there.
“No reason to buy. There is nothing to buy. It’s Gaza itself. It’s a war torn area. We’re going to take it. We’re going to hold it. We’re going to cherish it. We’re going to get it going eventually, where a lot of jobs are going to be created for the people in the Middle East. It’s going to be for the people in the Middle East.”
The President’s vision for Gaza is not shared by any Arab countries. Both the Saudi and Egyptian governments have rejected Trump’s plan in strongly-worded statements.
As for Jordan’s King Abdullah, he was more diplomatic.
“I think one of the things that we can do right away, is, take 2000 children that are either cancer children or in very, ill state to Jordan as quickly as possible. And then wait for, I think, the Egyptians to present their plan on how we can work with the president to, acknowledge the challenges.”
President Trump also standing by his ultimatum to Hamas to release all hostages by Saturday, February 15 or risk a potential military response from the U.S.
“No, they either have them out by Saturday at 12:00 or all bets are off.”
The President’s Gaza plan would require Arab countries to take in more than 2 million Palestinians displaced from Gaza. The feasibility of that would be difficult. In addition, forcibly removing those Gazans – and preventing them from returning – may violate numerous international laws.
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