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Trump has been busy with his plan for Gaza!

(132 Posts)
Sago Wed 05-Feb-25 07:44:05

So Gaza is going to become the new Riviera.

It’s a crazy plan but nothing else has worked.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 05-Feb-25 07:45:35

It is illegal and bad at every level.

Allsorts Wed 05-Feb-25 07:46:56

I cannot believe the cruelty of most of his actions. I’m speechless.

SpringyChicken Wed 05-Feb-25 08:13:48

He could make Gaza great again. There could be a golf course and a casino, maybe a theme park. Palestinians could be convenient shipped out of their homeland and Israel could continue to build homes for settlers without interference. It would be wonderful. And following the land grab of Greenland and Canada (nice lot of untapped natural resources there), there would be 53 states in America.

keepingquiet Wed 05-Feb-25 08:18:24

It is deflection. Remember he said he would fix the Russia/Ukraine war on his first day in office?

Yet another city in the Ukraine is falling to the Russians.

Deflecting from what he is really doing ie doing Putin's bidding, is part of his tactics.

He knows he can now say absolutely anything and people will focus on him and not what is going on elsewhere in the world.

What's happening in Syria? South Sudan? Somalia? Myanmar? DRC? etc etc. It doesn't matter because Trump is back in the White House...

RosesandLilac Wed 05-Feb-25 08:18:37

His stupidity and arrogance knows no bounds, he’s dangerous and a complete loose cannon.
Goodness knows what other preposterous ideas he has.

Iam64 Wed 05-Feb-25 08:22:52

He’s planning to annexe a strip of land in the Middle East. Rather like his friend Mr Putin wants to annexe bits of Ukraine.

Egypt has huge numbers of refugees from war zones in the Middle East. It does not want Hamas supporters from Gaza being deported to Egypt which wants to increase rather than lose democracy. They don’t want terrorists and already have so many people seeking sanctuary.

Is Trump looking to provoke ww3

seadragon Wed 05-Feb-25 08:40:38

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetbagger: "In the history of the United States, carpetbagger is a largely historical pejorative used by Southerners to describe allegedly opportunistic or disruptive Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War and were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, or social gain
The term carpetbagger, used exclusively as a pejorative term, originated from the carpet bag, a form of cheap luggage, made from carpet fabric, which many of the newcomers carried. The term came to be associated with opportunism and exploitation by outsiders." Mr Trump has taken this term to another level: Gaza as the new Mar-a -lago...

AGAA4 Wed 05-Feb-25 08:50:38

Perhaps Trump can offer the people of Gaza a nice piece of land in the USA instead of telling other countries to take them in.

foxie48 Wed 05-Feb-25 08:51:55

Trump looks at the destruction of Gaza and sees the opportunity to make money. Trump looks at homeless traumatised people and doesn't see suffering he sees a weakness he can profit from. I don't think God saved him from that bullet, more likely the Devil. Fwiw I'm not remotely religious but I am totally sickened by this vile man.

fancythat Wed 05-Feb-25 08:56:52

^It is deflection. Remember he said he would fix the Russia/Ukraine war on his first day in office?

Good point.

But it is not on, what he is saying.

Parsley3 Wed 05-Feb-25 09:07:37

Netanyahu, who is the first foreign leader to visit Washington in Trump's second term, praised the president for his ability to "think outside the box" and called Trump "the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House" from BBC news.
No doubt about what Netanyahu thinks of this idea.

Churchview Wed 05-Feb-25 09:12:48

The man who doesn't want immigrants in his country wants other countries to take 1 million immigrants.

He's a narcissist and everyone else on earth is there only to orbit and serve him. Nobody else matters.

There have been hundreds of 'When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time' moments with Trump....and still people defend him.

Claremont Wed 05-Feb-25 09:24:50

It is chilling to the bone and just unbelievably wrong. And Netanyahu smirked, yes, just smirked, the whole way through.

The rest of the world cannot let this happen. The situation is sickingly, terrifyingly serious.

Homestead62 Wed 05-Feb-25 09:28:00

Musk worries me too. What's the agenda with him?

Wyllow3 Wed 05-Feb-25 09:35:41

So many questions. He has no agreement with Jordan and Egypt. He says he'll build nice homes for Palestinians in these countries. If people don't go, will the US military put feet on the ground to clear people where to? Where? where is the money coming from for "these homes" ....what will people in Israel think of the USA "owning" Gaza....

Wyllow3 Wed 05-Feb-25 09:39:03

And the West Bank?

(from BBC I player)

Last night, Donald Trump was asked by a reporter about his stance on Israel's occupation of the West Bank.
He said people "do like the idea" of Israel claiming sovereignty over the land there, "but we haven't taken a position on it yet."
He adds that discussions with Israeli representatives are under way and "we'll be making an announcement probably on that very specific topic over the next four weeks".

For context:
Under international law, the West Bank is a Palestinian territory, however many Israelis believe the land to be part of their biblical homeland and want Israeli sovereignty over it. It remains that Israeli settlement of the area is illegal under international law

Last month, Trump issued an executive order lifting sanctions against violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank

mae13 Wed 05-Feb-25 09:49:26

He's a madman tempting fate. Has he completely forgotten September 11th 2001?
Or does he think it can't happen again?

Cossy Wed 05-Feb-25 09:53:40

mae13

He's a madman tempting fate. Has he completely forgotten September 11th 2001?
Or does he think it can't happen again?

I completely agree. He is totally deranged and a huge danger to most of the world, He and Musk together are a marriage made in hell.

Wyllow3 Wed 05-Feb-25 10:05:55

It seem unclear what Netanyahu really thinks as his reaction (BBC live feed) was
'Netanyahu says Trump's plan is an idea "worth paying attention to""

eazybee Wed 05-Feb-25 10:16:20

The plan is unworkable, but has much to recommend it.
Remove the returning Gazan refugees to good nearby temporary accommodation with supervised aid properly distributed.
Demolish all the bombed areas and also the network of tunnels and hideouts beneath hospitals and tunnels.Rebuild wherever possible.
Most important of all,eradicate Hamas and prevent it from reforming.
But from what I have seen of the crowds celebrating the return of Gazan prisoners, it seems as though many are quite content to continue supporting Hamas, who clearly feel they are in control.

Claremont Wed 05-Feb-25 10:17:27

keepingquiet

It is deflection. Remember he said he would fix the Russia/Ukraine war on his first day in office?

Yet another city in the Ukraine is falling to the Russians.

Deflecting from what he is really doing ie doing Putin's bidding, is part of his tactics.

He knows he can now say absolutely anything and people will focus on him and not what is going on elsewhere in the world.

What's happening in Syria? South Sudan? Somalia? Myanmar? DRC? etc etc. It doesn't matter because Trump is back in the White House...

He has told Ukraine that he would help them, but only if they give him full access to their mineral resources.

Claremont Wed 05-Feb-25 10:33:46

'much to recommend it'

just incredibly sick.

Syracute Wed 05-Feb-25 10:43:02

Sickening that some here support this idea of ethnic cleansing ! Shame on you all to fall for Trump’s cheap tricks .

HousePlantQueen Wed 05-Feb-25 11:11:25

eazybee

The plan is unworkable, but has much to recommend it.
Remove the returning Gazan refugees to good nearby temporary accommodation with supervised aid properly distributed.
Demolish all the bombed areas and also the network of tunnels and hideouts beneath hospitals and tunnels.Rebuild wherever possible.
Most important of all,eradicate Hamas and prevent it from reforming.
But from what I have seen of the crowds celebrating the return of Gazan prisoners, it seems as though many are quite content to continue supporting Hamas, who clearly feel they are in control.

Hamas is not just people, it is a belief, it is in people's heads, and frankly, Netanyahu, and recently, Trump have been great recruiters for the Hamas philosophy.

Netanyahu has put all of us in danger, and Trump in his infinite greed and stupidity is making it even worse.

I am no supporter of Hamas, but I can understand why people are.