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.”

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  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    So absolutely nothing that will stop the genocide in Palestine.

    What I have done is spend hours of my time making calls, writing emails and going directly to the offices of politicians to demand they do something.

    But sure, I haven’t trained anyone not in Palestine how to use firearms or do first-aid training because those are 100% irrelevant.

    • ubergeek@lemmy.today
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      19 days ago

      Oh, mitigate things in Palestine?

      I send regular donations to groups there for aid.

      What beyond that, do you suggest? Voting for a dem wouldn’t have changed things for them. Neither do phone calls.

      Intried the phone call route, letters, etc. I was told by my dem reps, that it’s important for the US to maintain a strong security presence there, to protect Israelis.

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        19 days ago

        “They told me something discouraging, so I gave up” is not the excuse you think it is.

        But congratulations on deciding the solution is capitalism. Both very American of you.