Amr Hamzawy
The past few weeks have been bewildering for Palestinians in Gaza, their Arab neighbors, and much of the world. U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments on Gaza have sparked outrage across the region and the world. The deal-obsessed president must realize that there is no potential for a bargain here—only two choices.
One is to ally with the Israeli far right, continue to promote the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, endorse Israel’s plans to annex the West Bank, and lose the United States’ Arab allies. The other is to disengage with the Israeli government and any displacement and annexation plans, collaborate with Arab and European partners on the ceasefire and reconstruction, and work with the Arabs to revive peace and normalization talks in the Middle East. Only the latter is in the U.S.’s national and security interests.
Weeks of Whiplash
At a press conference on Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump renewed global outrage by calling for the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. This time, he suggested that the United States should assume direct control over the Gaza Strip and develop it to become the “Riviera of the Middle East” open to “the peoples of the world” to live in.
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