‘We are going to have Gaza, we don’t have to buy it. There is nothing to buy. It’s a war-torn area, we are going to take it’ says US President Donald Trump.
He adds his redevelopment plan will bring ‘peace and stability to the Middle East’. https://t.co/7YO75xCpGF
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 11, 2025
Just gonna take it.
He’s not saying this about Canada and Greenland, by the way, despite the fact that the US needs those territories and does not need Gaza at all.
Donald Trump has pressed Jordan’s King Abdullah to take in Palestinians who would be permanently displaced under the US president’s idea for the US to take over the Gaza Strip – even as the king said his country was firmly opposed to the move.
Speaking alongside the Arab country’s ruler in the White House, Trump signaled he would not budge on his idea that involves moving the Gaza Strip’s shell-shocked residents and transforming the war-ravaged territory into what he billed a “Riviera of the Middle East”.
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“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,” Trump said in the Oval Office, saying his plan would “bring peace” to the region.
King Abdullah said later that he had reiterated Jordan’s “steadfast position” against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, as well as in the occupied West Bank that borders his country.
“This is the unified Arab position,” he said in a post on Twitter/X. “Rebuilding Gaza without displacing the Palestinians and addressing the dire humanitarian situation should be the priority for all.“
I stressed that my foremost commitment is to Jordan, to its stability and to the well-being of Jordanians.
— عبدالله بن الŘسين (@KingAbdullahII) February 11, 2025
Achieving just peace on the basis of the two-state solution is the way to ensure regional stability. This requires US leadership. President Trump is a man of peace. He was instrumental in securing the Gaza ceasefire. We look to US and all stakeholders in ensuring it holds.
— عبدالله بن الŘسين (@KingAbdullahII) February 11, 2025
We will continue to play an active role with our partners to reach a just and comprehensive peace for everyone in the region.
— عبدالله بن الŘسين (@KingAbdullahII) February 11, 2025
Despite the views of his Jordanian counterpart, Trump said Jordan, as well as Egypt, would ultimately agree to house displaced residents of Gaza. Both countries rely on Washington for economic and military aid.
“I believe we’ll have a parcel of land in Jordan. I believe we’ll have a parcel of land in Egypt,” said Trump. “We may have someplace else, but I think when we finish our talks, we’ll have a place where they’re going to live very happily and very safely.“
Trump, who has suggested he could consider withholding aid to Jordan, said he was not using support as a threat.
“We contribute a lot of money to Jordan, and to Egypt by the way – a lot to both. But I don’t have to threaten that. I think we’re above that,” Trump said.
Well, that is true.
For now.
The populations of these countries might go ahead and rise up. That’s always possible. Especially if they’re facing millions more immigrants.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II announces the Kingdom will accept 2,000 very ill and cancer-stricken children from Gaza “as quickly as possible.”@POTUS: “That’s really a beautiful gesture.” pic.twitter.com/kT1W6tVNd1
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 11, 2025