President in effect endorses ethnic cleansing of territory before hosting meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu

Donald Trump has said that Palestinians have “no alternative” but to leave Gaza due to the devastation left by Israel’s war on Hamas, in effect endorsing ethnic cleansing of the territory over the opposition of Palestinians and the neighbouring countries.

Speaking as he prepared to host Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday, Trump repeated the suggestion that Gaza’s population should be relocated to Jordan and Egypt – something both countries have firmly rejected.

Trump claimed Palestinians would “love to leave Gaza”, telling reporters: “I would think that they would be thrilled.”

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  • SulaymanF@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    That’s a very selective reading and being intentionally misleading, that was only the problem AFTER 13 months of Israeli forces not allowing trucks in. Look at what they were saying in October and earlier, the main obstacle was trucks not being allowed in. I watched this unfold in real time.

    You’re denying what NGOs and the UN were reporting for the 14 months prior; aid was not being allowed in by Israel. Biden said it, and Netanyahu admitted it. It was intentional to try and pressure Gazans into a ceasefire, and it was illegal like I said above.

    • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      You can look at the actual data for UNRWA and WFL only and you will see that there were always trucks getting in.

      They even stress that this is only a part of the aid getting into Gaza.

      undermines our ability to track data on goods handled by some international non-governmental organizations, the Red Cross / Red Crescent and the commercial sector.

      Go on an find a day where no truck got in.