Donald Trump has said that Palestinians have “no alternative” but to leave Gaza due to the devastation left by Israel’s war on Hamas, in effect endorsing ethnic cleansing of the territory over the opposition of Palestinians and the neighbouring countries.
Speaking as he prepared to host Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday, Trump repeated the suggestion that Gaza’s population should be relocated to Jordan and Egypt – something both countries have firmly rejected.
Trump claimed Palestinians would “love to leave Gaza”, telling reporters: “I would think that they would be thrilled.”
well that sucks to hear. thanks for the heads up on that. reading about it it looks like he fell down the crunchy to alt right pipeline. moreover the ignorant shit he’s pushing is particularly hurtful since it promotes a super basic misunderstanding of the jewish identity that would be real easy to dispel if he bothered listening to a jewish leftist instead of digging his heels in. guess he’s just another in a long line of people who talked some sense, got famous, and then were corrupted by the miniscule amount of power that comes with any amount of fame. it’ll be a bummer when jesse welles falls down that path i guess