Trump meets Jordan`s king, repeats Gaza takeover plan
Donald Trump restated his plan for the U.S. to take over Gaza during a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday and insisted that Jordan would house displaced Palestinians, despite the king's opposition to the proposal, AmericanDiary24 reports via Reuters.
The U.S. president, speaking alongside the Arab country's ruler in the Oval Office, 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."Trump has infuriated the Arab world by saying that Palestinians would not have the right of return to their homes under his proposal to redevelop the enclave, which has been devastated by an Israeli offensive.
"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.Despite the views of his Jordanian counterpart, Trump said Jordan, as well as Egypt, would ultimately agree to house displaced Gazans. 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."
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