Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza and ‘we just clean out’ territory

2 years ago by geneva_convenience to c/world

US president says he wants people to move to neighbouring nations, after resuming shipments of 2,000lb bombs to Israel

Donald Trump has suggested large numbers of Palestinians should leave Gaza to “just clean out” the whole strip, after ordering the US military to restart shipments of 2,000lb bombs to Israel.

The US president said he wanted Gaza residents to move to neighbouring nations, and that they could be displaced “temporarily or could be long-term”, after a phone call with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Saturday.

“I said to him: I’d love you to take on more because I’m looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now and it’s a mess, it’s a real mess. I’d like him to take people,” Trump said, when asked about the call.

He also suggested Egypt as a destination for Gaza residents, and said he would raise the issue with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on Sunday.

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drthunder 77 points 2 years ago

Here are my thoughts:

  • Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since day 1, they just pick up the pace sometimes
  • Every US president this century has enabled this
  • Biden and Harris were all on board with the current round of fast genocide and they should be remembered for it
  • Trump pretends to be anti-war but emboldened this shit by moving the US embassy to Jerusalem in 2018 or 19
  • Netanyahu wanted Trump to win, as evidenced by meeting him during the campaign last year
  • Any ceasefire supposedly happening right now is entirely to give Trump good press. He's going to give Israel even more support for their imperialist bullshit than Biden did and Harris would have
  • Because Trump won, the federal government is going after immigrants, nonwhite people, LGBT people, etc, and is going to further tear the good parts of the government down

I'm pretty disillusioned with the Democrats between the imperialism and almost completely giving in to the fascist takeover, but I wouldn't be looking to get out of the country if Harris had won, so thanks for that if you could have voted and didn't.

edit: I voted Uncommitted in the primary, helped out at my local Gaza camp, and have gone to rallies and distributed books about Palestine, so I'm not just sitting here at my computer saying all this

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timewarp -50 points 2 years ago

Don't worry, I voted... for the non-genocidal actual progressive candidate, Jill Stein.

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astral_avocado 18 points 2 years ago
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MisterScruffy -7 points 2 years ago

Better than a CUFI/AIPAC owned candidate

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recreationalcatheter 1 point 2 years ago

Hey, if you can sign off on a genocide based on who's holding a political office dont let us propagandized westerners stop you.

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PanArab -16 points 2 years ago

This is actually antisemitic. Accuse the one Jewish candidate of being a foreign agent.

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Glasgow 2 points 2 years ago

Not if she is.

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recreationalcatheter 1 point 2 years ago

I have the most unique tags for you.

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timewarp -21 points 2 years ago

No, a very intelligent American doctorate with a history in grassroots progressivism that led in the polls among Palestinians & Arab Americans. You do respect Palestinians & their votes, right?

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