Trump’s proposed plan to “cleanse” Gaza and forcibly relocate Palestinians has sparked outrage, with backing from Israeli far-right leaders Ben-Gvir and Smotrich.
US President Donald Trump has proposed a controversial plan to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza, suggesting that Egypt and Jordan accept them as part of a broader initiative to achieve “peace” in the Middle East.
The plan, described by Trump himself as a way to “cleanse” Gaza, has received immediate backing from Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Trump, who referred to Gaza as a “devastated place,” claimed to have discussed the idea with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and planned further talks with Egypt’s President Abdelfattah El-Sisi.
Does no one in the media know what it’s called when you “clean out” an ethnic group and expel them from their land?
“Trump Calls For Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians From Gaza,” that is your headline. pic.twitter.com/tPPFTZSvR9
— Assal Rad (@AssalRad) January 26, 2025
Jordan’s state news agency Petra reported on the call with Trump but did not reference any plans to relocate Palestinians.
Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump said, “You’re talking about a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing”.
Trump continued by saying that over the centuries, this area has seen many conflicts, and that “something has to happen, but it’s literally a demolition site right now.”
“Almost everything’s demolished and people are dying there, so I’d rather get involved with some of the Arab nations and build housing in a different location where I think they could maybe live in peace for a change,” he said
He added that the transfer could be temporary or long-term and hinted at building housing elsewhere for displaced Palestinians.
The former president also announced he had ordered the Pentagon to release a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, which had been frozen under Joe Biden’s administration, emphasizing his “steadfast support” for Israel.
Far-right Israeli ministers openly expressed their support.
Ben-Gvir praised Trump’s plan, calling for Israel to encourage the “voluntary migration” of Palestinians. Smotrich echoed this, describing the mass displacement as a “great idea” and committing to work toward its implementation.
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Both have long advocated for the ethnic cleansing and forced removal of Palestinians from Gaza.
The war in Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023, has already displaced millions, leaving behind devastation and one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history.
Between October 2023 and January 2025, Israeli attacks in Gaza resulted in over 158,000 deaths and injuries, most of them women and children, with over 14,000 still missing.
(PC, AJA)
What a piece of sh!t. i didn’t vote for him. He was paid off by Wasrael, and he is a direct threat to world peace.
Agreed!! Neither did I and I knew what he would do as soon as he got in office. His son-in-law and the Saudis are salivating over that beach front property. I never agreed with what Biden was wimping around and supporting, but this guy is a danger to everyone, everywhere!!
Trump’s MAGA is off to a great start within our borders – but – after crossing our borders, he seems like a walking disaster.
He has threatened Canada, Panama, Greenland, Denmark and Russia, Russia, Russia. He has supported Israel’s genocide in word and deed. I can’t help but wonder if he is suffering from the same mental illness as Biden. He’s supporting the same mRNA/central bank/CIA deep state so ….. it’s a real possibility.
Funny thing, if you put ideas like this “in the wild” it is frequently censored. It appears that the right wants to censor as much or more than the left. Really bad scene for our country.
Since American governments seem to care so much about Israeli Jews who can’t live as equals with Palestinian people whose land they’ve stolen, why don’t they relocate all of those to the US? They could create a special jewish state for them. It would cost nothing to those ‘poor’ American taxpayers and would in fact save them money. But it wouldn’t be fair for some of those Americans so maybe Musk could hurry up with his plans to colonise mars and relocate them there instead! But, of course, the weapon industry would suffer and the empire’s political/economic goals would suffer too…