The president of the United States, Donald Trumpsaid Monday that, with his plan for the Gaza Strip, the Palestinians displaced to other countries They would not have the right to return to the enclave.
Trump made these statements in an interview with the Fox News conservative chain, which will be issued on Monday at 18:00 local time (23:00 GMT), of which some fragments have already been advanced.
When asked about whether the Palestinians could return to their territory, Trump replied: “No, they wouldn’t because they will have much better homes. In other words, I talk about building a permanent place for them. “
The president also expressed Optimism about reaching a “treatment” with Jordan and Egypt To accept the guns expelled, an idea that has insisted in recent days and has been planted by both countries, as well as by United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian authority and the Arab League.
“I would take care of that (Gaza). Think that it would be like a real estate development for the future. It would be a beautiful land, “he said about the Gaza Strip.
Global criticism
Trump’s words arrive amid global criticisms, including those of traditional US allies, and just before Receive in the White House King Abdalá II of Jordan this Tuesday.
Trump presented his plan last Tuesday at a press conference with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahuand explained that his desire is that USA “Take control” of Gaza in the long termreconstructs it and makes it the new “Riviera de Oriente Medio”, after permanently resetting the Palestinians in other countries.
The president described the project as a real estate business, similar to those who made it a millionaire, and tried to frame it as a humanitarian measure, ensuring that it is impossible for someone to continue living in a territory devastated by the war, which he described as “zone” of demolition “.
In that appearance, he did not rule out the Deployment of US troops To support the reconstruction and said that the US will do whatever “necessary” to complete the project.
However, in later days, officials of his administration, including the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, clarified some elements of the proposal and stressed that Trump has not committed to the use of troops and that any relocation of Palestinians would be temporary.
The statements of the president made public today represent a New turn in the plan and reinforce the idea that his project seeks a permanent change in the situation of Gaza.
The Palestinians claim the strip as part of a future state together with the East Bank and Jerusalem, so the displacement of the two million inhabitants of the enclave and its real estate development by the US would mean the end of the concept of Palestinian state as conceived so far.
