BREAKING: Trump says U.S. 'will take over the Gaza Strip' in joint press conference with Netanyahu - The Beat - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Donald Trump suggested that the U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip during a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, something Trump has never said before. - Aired on 02/04/2025.

[Irish_Dem]

1. What #state is this, I am losing track.

Canada is the 51st state, then Mexico, then Greenland, then Panama.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. From what we heard previously, Jared wants to "develop" the area

[Irish_Dem]

5. Yes but is it going to be a US state like Canada?

[Rhiannon12866]

8. Good point. From what we heard, it sounded like Gaza would become part of Israel

So much for "a two-state solution." He'd deport the Palestinian people from their homeland.

[Irish_Dem]

10. Oh I didn't hear about Gaza becoming part of Israel.

So the US military goes in, invades the country, cleans it up whatever that means.
And hands it to Israel. Jared builds his resort of course.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Well, he was talking about the Palestinians being removed to Egypt or another country who would take them

When they escaped Jerusalem during the 1967 Six Day War, many fled to Jordan.

[Irish_Dem]

14. I thought all the countries in the region refused to take them?

[Rhiannon12866]

15. Well, it was TFG who suggested Egypt or some other country

[Irish_Dem]

16. The population of Gaza is over 2 million.

This is a lot of people for Egypt to take in.

[Rhiannon12866]

17. I did think of that, likely TFG thinks he can bully other countries into taking them

Just as he's done with those he's deporting from the U.S. - he was really feeling his oats tonight.

[Irish_Dem]

18. I had the same thought. He will threaten and harass countries to take in the refugees.

Yes he is moving people around like a game of checkers.
He cares nothing about any human but himself.

[Rhiannon12866]

19. You're completely right and he was pretty happy tonight with the power he was boasting about

He feels he has the capability to move entire populations as he's doing here. He couldn't care less where they end up or what happens to them.

[rampartd]

20. the fundies want to lure all the jews to "israel" which would include gaza

as part of their plan to entice jesus to return?

[Irish_Dem]

22. They are delusional. Really crazy.

[John1956PA]

23. Yes. I have heard about the Fundamentalists being fixated on Israel.

I think their belief regarding the restoration of a "kingdom" on earth has something to do with Israel and with the coming "rapture" which is a concept I do not understand.

[Irish_Dem]

24. The coming rapture is beginning to look like the nine circles of hell.

[Baron2024]

2. I Wonder

I wonder what those who sat out the last election because of the war in Gaza are feeling about this?

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Good point! This is obviously not what they bargained for...

[ancianita]

4. As Reid and others noted, he put it in land developers' terms, so that it's a destination location on the Mediterranean.

Lotta land, business, and building development, lots of jobs, probably for Palestinians. Doesn't sound bad, sounds creative. Sounds better than being another dark Demilitarized Zone.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. He wants to deport the Palestinians from their homeland, to Egypt or to any country that will take them

And from what we heard before, Jared wants to "develop" the area.

[ancianita]

13. I heard that. Still, that could change, since those countries refuse to take them. Having them vetted and cleared

in connection to Hamas, then to live & work in Gaza would be a kind of win-win. The thing is that the 200+ miles of tunnels have to be blown up and buried (or Elon could use them to hoard U.S. gold from Fort Knox).

Point is that we can't control who does it, imo, so there's no point in getting upset about this US/Israel deal.

[Nobel_Twaddle_III]

7. It' is part of the plan

Remember this

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/19/jared-kushner-gaza-waterfront-property-israel-negev

[Rhiannon12866]

9. Thanks so much! And I did remember, that was actually my first thought

[rampartd]

21. i think we are talking "end times" evangelicals

build attractive environment to collect jews in israel and bring on the apocalypse.