Tom Ginsburg Writes About Trump’s Proposed Plan in Gaza
Trump's Gaza Plan 'Could Advance Middle East Peace': Experts
President Donald Trump has suggested a plan for the U.S. to take control of Gaza and relocate its Palestinian residents to nearby countries like Egypt and Jordan.
While the proposal has faced strong international resistance, Trump took to Truth Social to elaborate on his plans for Gaza, stating "The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting. The Palestinians, people like Chuck Schumer, would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes, in the region."
Trump continues, "They would actually have a chance to be happy, safe, and free. The U.S., working with great development teams from all over the World, would slowly and carefully begin the construction of what would become one of the greatest and most spectacular developments of its kind on Earth. No soldiers by the U.S. would be needed."
Republican reactions to Donald Trump's proposal were divided, with some senior party leaders expressing support and others offering mixed responses.
In light of this, Newsweek reached out to experts to assess whether Trump's plan for Gaza is feasible and what its potential consequences could be.
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Dr. Tom Ginsburg: Trump's Gaza Plan Is a Distraction. It Does Not Benefit Him
This seems like a distraction that is not remotely feasible. First, what does the President think will happen to two million angry and traumatized Palestinians?
Assuming Trump is not offering them citizenship, they are not likely to become happy residents of the countries they are expelled to. Palestinians have held onto their initial displacement of 1947, which involved roughly a third as many people, for nearly 80 years. Why would a new mass displacement help? Not only that, it would make America the target of the ire of the various terrorist groups, whose popularity would grow.
Second, the Israeli military has turned Gaza into rubble without being able to remove Hamas. Does the President really want American troops, with far less experience, going into the tunnels of Gaza, with associated casualties? Of course not. He would have to explain to the American people why we should put lives at risk to get involved in a war that has gone on, arguably, for over 100 years. That is not going to happen, so I view the whole thing as a distraction.
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