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Trump proposes 'permanently' displacing Palestinians so U.S. can take over Gaza | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants his country to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are displaced elsewhere.

"We will own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site," Trump said at the start of a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"I do see a long-term ownership position," Trump said when asked about the U.S. controlling the territory for an extended period, adding that he is not ruling out sending U.S. troops in to secure Gaza.

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Trump's comments came hours after he suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be "permanently" resettled outside the war-torn territory.

"You can't live in Gaza right now. I think we need another location," Trump said earlier Tuesday.

"I think it should be a location that's going to make people happy. You look over the decades, it's all death in Gaza. This has been happening for years. It's all death. If we can get a beautiful area to resettle people, permanently, in nice homes where they can be happy and not be shot and not be killed and not be knifed to death like what's happening in Gaza."

Trump has previously called on Jordan, Egypt and other Arab countries to take in Palestinians temporarily while Gaza is reconstructed after the devastating war between Hamas and Israel, which was paused in January by a ceasefire. Tuesday was the first time he has publicly floated making that resettlement permanent.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

"Everybody I've spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land."

This would be comical if it weren't so inhumane. "Everybody" is the last person he's spoken to, ie Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Forced displacement of Gaza's population would likely be a violation of international law [..]

Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, the former Israeli defence minister, have been issued arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Would the ICC investigate Trump as well if he take action and tries to take over Gaza?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago

"Everybody I’ve spoken to loves the idea of [mad shit]" can also be understood as "I’ve surrounded myself with sycophants".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

He just pulled the US out of the UN Human Rights Commission.

He may actually be nuts enough to just pull us out of the UN and tell them to build a new HQ somewhere outside of New York, and turn the UN building into a fucking Trump tower.

Would the ICC investigate Trump as well if he take action and tries to take over Gaza?

Maybe?

If they do, he'll just laugh like Andrew Jackson and say 'lets see you enforce it'.

If somebody tries to, he'll follow along with existing US Law / Policy eatablished in 2002 under Bush, and threaten to or perhaps actually invade Belgium and the Hague, and go to war with the rest of NATO.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

He's nut, alright. Let's hope the USA has enough checks and balances, and some sane people left, to avoid the worse.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Sorry, genuine question:

He's nut.

Does that mean He's nutty, He's crazy, He's bonkers, He's lost his mind?

Or was that a typo?

I'm 35 and I've never heard anyone say 'He's nut' before.

I'd say never get old as a joke but uh... yeah, looks like all our probalistic life expectancies are dropping rapidly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

It's probably a typo of "he's a nut." Which, yes, your interpretation in paragraph two is correct.