Trump, Netanyahu Promote Forced Displacement of Palestinians
During a White House dinner, Trump and Netanyahu reignite controversial talks on Gaza displacement as ceasefire negotiations continue in Qatar.
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The US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started discussions yet again about forcefully displacing Palestinians from Gaza on Monday, July 7, during Netanyahu's visit to Washington.
Both leaders met for dinner in the Blue Room of the White House, and the Israeli prime minister told the reporters present that Palestinians in Gaza could move to neighboring nations.
He said, "If people want to stay, they can stay, but if they want to leave, they should be able to leave. It shouldn’t be a prison. It should be an open place and give people a free choice."
Netanyahu added, "We’re working with the United States very closely about finding countries that will seek to realise what they always say, that they wanted to give the Palestinians a better future. I think we’re getting close to finding several countries."
In early February, President Trump announced a plan to build a Palestinian Riveiria in Gaza, which soon transformed into a plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza.
Both leaders met while Israeli and Hamas negotiators hosted a second day of indirect talks in Qatar about a ceasefire in Gaza and the end of the war.
During the meeting, Netanyahu also revealed that he has nominated the US President for the Nobel Peace Prize.
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has assured that the UK will reject any plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza after the Israeli defense minister, Israel Katz, announced that he plans to move 600,000 Palestinians to a “camp in the ruins of the city of Rafah”.