Trump plans to relocate the Palestinians: a new hope for Gaza?

Trump plans to relocate the Palestinians: a new hope for Gaza?

Gazastreifen, Palästinensische Gebiete - President Donald Trump presented his controversial plan to solve the problems in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening in the presence of Benjamin Netanyahu. As faz.net announced that the United States will take over the Gaza strips and to relocate the approximately two million want to propose homeless Palestinians to adjacent countries. The President described the Gaza Strip as a "unfortunate" place and spoke of a "life in hell".

Trump hopes that countries such as Egypt and Jordan are willing to absorb the Palestinians and finance the relocation. His goal is to transform the Gaza Strip into a "Riviera of the Middle East". To do this, he plans to reduce dangerous weapons in the area and to rebuild it. According to estimates, the reconstruction could take up to 15 years.

resistance and skepticism

The reactions to Trump's suggestions are mixed. Netanyahu was positive about Trump's "fresh ideas" and praised the departure of conventional thinking. Nevertheless, it is unclear how his coalition will react to these plans. A crucial obstacle is the resistance of Hamas, who describes Trump's project as racist and sees as an attempt to withdraw their national rights to the Palestinians. Hamas member Issat Al-Rischk criticized the request for relocation as completely unacceptable.

The living conditions in the Gaza Strip are extremely difficult after over 15 months of war. According to the stern.de are many areas practically uninhabitable from a lack of drinking water, energy and gasoline. Nevertheless, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have settled the northwestern part of the Gaza Strip, despite the adverse circumstances.

Trump argues that the Palestinians earn a "good, fresh, beautiful piece of land" to build it. At the same time, he emphasizes that the current situation in the Gaza Strip does not work. The internationally controversial plan is also rejected by both Jordan and Egypt because they consider the idea to be intolerable.

geopolitical perspectives

Trump has announced that it will return to Iran to the policy of "maximum pressure" and is considering increased sanctions. He did not rule out Israel if the country should attack Iranian nuclear systems. The political developments and the answer of the international community remain to be awaited because the situation in the Gaza Strip is still tense.