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Trump Doubles Down on Proposal to Relocate Palestinians from Gaza


(Wall Street Journal) Rory Jones - President Trump on Monday repeated his proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Jordan and Egypt, expanding on a controversial idea that was rejected by the Arab states and would represent a significant shift in U.S. policy. Trump said he wants to relocate Gaza residents to "an area where they can live without disruption and revolution and violence." Moving Palestinians from Gaza would "get people living in areas that are a lot safer and maybe a lot better and maybe a lot more comfortable." He again pushed Egypt and Jordan, which receive significant financial support from the U.S., to help with the plan. Egypt, Jordan, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority have all rejected the idea. Both Egypt and Jordan fear that taking in a large number of Gazans would threaten their own security. Egyptian officials have said militants among Palestinian refugees could launch attacks on Israel from inside the country, drawing Israeli retaliation. More than half of Jordan's population is of Palestinian origin. A sharp increase in their numbers would risk upending the country's demographics and could spark instability.
2025-01-30 00:00:00
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