US president says he wants people to move to neighbouring nations, after resuming shipments of 2,000lb bombs to Israel

Donald Trump has suggested large numbers of Palestinians should leave Gaza to “just clean out” the whole strip, after ordering the US military to restart shipments of 2,000lb bombs to Israel.

The US president said he wanted Gaza residents to move to neighbouring nations, and that they could be displaced “temporarily or could be long-term”, after a phone call with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Saturday.

“I said to him: I’d love you to take on more because I’m looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now and it’s a mess, it’s a real mess. I’d like him to take people,” Trump said, when asked about the call.

He also suggested Egypt as a destination for Gaza residents, and said he would raise the issue with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on Sunday.

  • zarkanian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1324·
    2 days ago

    He secured a ceasefire, which is more than Biden could do. But ultimately, is he better? I don’t think so. I’m not sure he’s any worse, either. I wish we had better options.

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      53·
      2 days ago

      He did not secure a ceasefire.

      Note that the ceasefire is literally identical to the one the US Department of State proposed the better part of a year ago. The ceasefire was enacted now, and not before, for reasons of political timing, nothing more. This falls in the same category as Nixon when when he pulled a very similar ploy with Vietnam.

      • zarkanian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        22·
        1 day ago

        He did not secure a ceasefire.

        The ceasefire was enacted now, and not before, for reasons of political timing, nothing more.

        Wait…so, who’s responsible for the ceasefire? If it was Biden, why did he choose to do it after Trump got elected? What kind of “political timing” is that?

      • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        22·
        1 day ago

        If it was enacted now because of Trump, then he is the reason it passed.

        Ergo he secured it.

        He may be a piece of shit with nothing material to add, but his endorsement did move this ceasefire forwards.

      • RunawayFixer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        23·
        2 days ago

        Also the same category as Reagan’s election and the embassy hostages + Iran contra affair. It’s part of the standard republican playbook now.

    • Woht24@lemmy.worldEnglish
      97·
      2 days ago

      He’s certainly worse, Biden didn’t piss off Canada and Mexico immediately.

      I can’t really speak on internal US policies, i.e. whether Biden’s inaction or Trump’s wild actions are overall worse for the nation but internationally, Trump is far far far worse.

      It’s not even a competition.