President Donald Trump says he’d like to see Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip — potentially moving out enough of the population to “clean out” the area to create a virtual clean slate.

“Something has to happen,” Trump said. “But it’s literally a demolition site right now. Almost everything’s demolished, and people are dying there.” He added: “So, I’d rather get involved with some of the Arab nations, and build housing in a different location, where they can maybe live in peace for a change.”

  • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works
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    17 hours ago

    Most of the millions of Palestinian refugees living in Jordan were born in Jordan. They are descendants of refugees from 1948 and 1967. They live in regular housing. The so called Palestinian refugee camps ins Jordan look and operate like normal towns.

    To ask them to take on anyone else is beyond a joke

    Maybe the people of Gaza should be asked what they want. I’m sure some would prefer living in Jordan.

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      42 minutes ago

      The so called Palestinian refugee camps ins Jordan look and operate like normal towns.

      Having been there and seen them, no they are not. In addition, Palestinians in Jordan do not have the same rights as Jordanians.

      I’m sure some would prefer living in Jordan.

      You have just breezed past the point that Jordan has one of the highest percentages of refugees in the world, they are not a rich country, and the fact that some colonialists want to dump more on them is a crime.

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      13 hours ago

      Your post history shows that you’re an unrepentant genocide denier, so don’t try to pretend that you care what the people of Gaza want. Especially not when your original comment boils down to ‘they’re all Arabs, they should live with the other Arabs.’ Which is a much loved, but entirely bullshit Zionist argument that has been used to dispossess the Palestinians for decades.