President Donald Trump made an enormous shift in Washington’s stance in the direction of Israel and the Center East, proposing a U.S. takeover of the Gaza Strip.
“The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we are going to do a job with it too. We’ll personal it and be answerable for dismantling the entire harmful, unexplored bombs and different weapons on the positioning, stage the positioning and do away with the destroyed buildings, stage it out, create an financial improvement that can provide limitless numbers of jobs and housing for the folks of the world,” President Trump mentioned throughout a joint presser with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet on the White Home in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2025. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)
TRUMP’S MIDDLE EAST ENVOY EXPLAINS GAZA TAKEOVER PROPOSAL: ‘MORE HOPE’ FOR PALESTINIANS’ FUTURES
Almost 16 months after Hamas’ shock assaults on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has been grappling with the aftermath of the onslaught because it continues to struggle the phobia regime answerable for Gaza. For a lot of the battle, the query has been what is going to occur when Hamas is not in management, however via his shock declaration, President Trump has given the Israelis a solution.
Even earlier than he was formally within the Oval Workplace, Trump’s menace of “all hell to pay” appeared to work on Hamas, as the phobia group launched hostages for the primary time since November 2023.
“There’s clearly a way that Jerusalem and Washington are on the identical web page, illustrated by Netanyhu’s upcoming go to to DC and being the primary international dignitary to be invited to the White Home for the reason that election,” Students for Peace within the Center East Government Director Asaf Romirowsky informed Fox Information Digital on Monday.
“The Trump administration is clearly serving to on the hostage entrance and a part of the discussions in DC this week will heart on resuming the battle and the remainder of the hostages,” Romirowsky added.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reply questions throughout a joint press convention within the East Room on the White Home in Washington, D.C., Feb. 4, 2025.
Regardless of the a number of rounds of hostage releases, Romirowsky is skeptical whether or not the phobia group is feeling the load of the U.S. authorities.
“So far as Hamas goes it isn’t of their nature to be deterred by any U.S. authorities and they’re going to attempt to push their agenda via Qatar and others,” Romirowsky mentioned. “That mentioned, Israel appears to be getting the army help they want and the hope is that it additionally continues because it relates the battle in Gaza and the Center East at massive.”
Previous to leaving workplace in 2020, President Trump launched an initiative that appeared to have peace breaking out within the Center East. Geared toward creating peaceable relationships between Arab nations and Israel, the Abraham Accords included the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco. Many speculated {that a} treaty with Saudi Arabia was on the horizon.
“There isn’t a doubt that the objective is to increase the Abraham Accords particularly because it pertains to Saudi Arabia,” Romirowsky mentioned. “Saudi-Israel relations are additionally linked relating to their shared safety issues as they relate to Iran.”
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives on the North Portico of the White Home in Washington, D.C., Feb. 4, 2025. (JIM WATSON/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
IF IRAN ATTEMPTS ASSASSINATION, ‘THEY GET OBLITERATED’: PRESIDENT TRUMP
Forward of his assembly with Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Trump signed an government order ending U.S. engagement with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN Aid and Works Company (UNRWA).
Former President Joe Biden halted the funding of UNRWA following reviews that a few of the company’s workers participated within the Oct. 7 assaults in opposition to Israel. Moreover, freed hostage Emily Damari, who was taken from her house in Kfar Aza, mentioned she was held in UNRWA amenities, and that Hamas denied her medical care after capturing her twice.
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Within the joint presser with Netanyahu, Trump described the UNHRC as “antisemitic.” President Trump additionally withdrew from the UNHRC throughout his first time period. In 2021, the Biden administration rejoined the controversial worldwide physique.