Gaza: Endgame — Ethnic Cleansing!
It seems we have come to the end game of the Gaza conflict with Israel, and its ethnic cleansing. President Donald Trump said he planned for the US to take over Gaza and relocate Palestinians to neighboring countries with a view of long-term US ownership over Gaza, and will not rule out sending troops to Gaza to achieve this objective as a gift to Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli extreme right.
The actions of Hamas on October 7, as horrific as it was, do not excuse the actions of Israel, supported by former US President Joe Biden. There are now over 60,000 people dead in Gaza, if we include the missing, presumed dead, or 45,000 confirmed dead. Whatever number you believe, it is unconscionable.
Trump, in a press conference alongside Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, said he wants to “take over the Gaza Strip” and create the “Riviera of the Middle East,” wanting surrounding countries, notably Egypt and Jordan, to take in the up to 1.8 million refugees and provide for them. Meanwhile, the US can develop the waterfront property, likely involving the President’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, using the office of the President to further enrich himself and his family members, corruption at its finest.
And when asked who he envisioned living in Gaza, he said, “the world’s people. I think you’ll make that into an international, unbelievable place.” Trump was asked for clarification on whether Palestinians would be allowed back, and he responded, “And they’ll live there. Palestinians also. Palestinians will live there, many people will live there.” — I’m not convinced by Trump’s words of reassurance.
Force relocation is against international law under Article 49 of the Geneva Convention and is considered a crime against humanity. But Trump and his special buddy, Netanyahu, have made it clear that they have little regard for laws, international or domestic, so that won’t stop them from trying to remove Palestinians from Gaza. The Trump admin is trying to manipulate the situation with statements questioning why Palestinians would want to stay and that they have no alternative but to leave because of the devastation in the Gaza strip, hoping to trigger the one exception of displacement for safety reasons, but this could only be temporary, not long term, and most definitely not permanently.
The reality is that the ICC and the ICJ are toothless. The ICC has an arrest warrant out for Netanyahu for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Yet, Netanyahu has traveled to the US several times and even taunted the United Nations, labeling them antisemitic, along with anyone else who disagrees with Israel’s actions, so I guess that I must be antisemitic too. There are even Jewish people that have been labeled as antisemitic, one Senator Bernie Sanders. Calling out Israel does not make a person antisemitic.
We can now stop the debate about this being ethnic cleansing; it’s now crystal clear what Netanyahu wanted, October 7 is just an excuse; this was always a basic land grab, and now Trump wants to get in on the action. So, now what? Will Trump send troops into Gaza to forcibly remove Palestinians, and where would they go? Egypt doesn’t want to take them in, and Jordan doesn’t want to take them in. Maybe the US should take in the 1.8 million Palestinians, build houses for them, and financially support them? That’ll sit well with the MAGA crowd, who famously love immigrants, especially those brown skinned ones.