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Trump described the area as a “pure demolition site,” and said Gazans would be happy to leave the area and never return.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 5, 2025 00:01 Updated: FEBRUARY 5, 2025 00:07
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2025.
(photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)
President Donald Trump told The Jerusalem Post that he believed Jordan and Egypt "won’t tell [him] no" when asked to welcome Gazan refugees during his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
"They won’t tell me no. I want to remove all the residents of Gaza," he responded, "It will happen.".
“Look, the Gaza thing has not worked. It's never worked. And I feel very differently about Gaza than a lot of people. I think they should get a good, fresh, beautiful piece of land, and we get some people to put up the money to build it and make it nice and make it habitable and enjoyable,” he said in an earlier statement.
He described the area as a “pure demolition site,” stating that he would find the right piece – or pieces – of land to build a new home for Gazans.
Trump stated that he believed if given the chance, Gazans would choose to leave.
“They have no alternative right now. I mean, they're there because they have no alternative. What do they have? It is a big pile of rubble right now. I mean, have you seen the pictures of it? Have you been there? It's terrible to live. Who can live like that?”
Trump and Netanyahu Oval Office meeting
In his Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said he did not believe Gazans would ever want to return once a new home would be provided.
“You could build four, or five, or six areas… build places where they can live, and not die.”
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