James Durso
U.S. President Donald Trump recently called the Gaza Strip a “demolition site,” and said the Palestinians would be evacuated to Jordan and Egypt, where they would be “thrilled” to live. The U.S. would then take possession of Gaza (“We'll own it’), and would develop it, creating “thousands of jobs,” making it the “the Riviera of the Middle East.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted the project, “it’s something that could change history,” and it will, but probably not the way he and Trump think.
Netanyahu called Trump’s idea to deport the Gazans “remarkable” and the “first good idea I've heard,” but just about everyone, everywhere reacted negatively to the plan. The White House quickly clarified the U.S. won’t pay for the reconstruction of Gaza, and it hasn’t made any commitment to send U.S. troops there, but an American private security company will be manning a key Gaza checkpoint and armed American military veterans wearing military-style garb will be as big a target as serving troops and will be valuable hostages.
In the U.S., many Arab American voters wondered if they made a mistake supporting Trump in 2024, and one Arab-American group rebranded, removing “Trump” from its name. According to Pew Research, Muslims will become the second-largest religious group in the U.S. by 2050 and is a demographic the Republicans needs to capture.
Jews continued voting for Democrats in 2024 (79% voted for Democrat candidate Kamala Harris; 21% voted for Trump, “the lowest proportion of Jewish votes for a Republican presidential candidate in 24 years.”)
Thus, the GOP may secure no net gain in votes and may suffer in the 2026 mid-term elections, so why bother doing this?
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