Trump describes his Gaza plan as ‘a real estate transaction’
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was not in a hurry to implement his plan to take over and redevelop Gaza while relocating Palestinians to other countries.
“We’re in no rush on it,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
After repeatedly floating the idea that Egypt and Jordan take in some Gazan refugees while the Strip was being rebuilt — a notion rejected by Cairo and Amman — Trump earlier this week suggested that “the US will take over the Gaza Strip,” while the enclave’s residents should be resettled in other countries.
Though the international community, including allies of Washington and Jerusalem, has largely criticized Trump’s plan, the US president said, “It’s been very well received. Basically, the United States would view it as a real estate transaction where we will be an investor in that part of the world.”
He went on: “We wouldn’t need anybody there. It would be supplied and given to us by Israel. They’ll watch it in terms of security. We’re not talking about boots on the ground or anything, but I think the fact that we’re there, that we have an investment there, I think would go a long way to creating peace. [Continue reading…]