Just for those who haven't been able to keep up to date with what's been going on in the US....

http://rumble.com/v6grhlj-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-shares-recap-of-president-trum.html

Banjo Paterson,
Just because you can't grasp the difference between ruthless & necessity doesn't make your interpretation a fact apart from the fact that you don't comprehend !

Trump and Netanyahu have now put up a more formalised suggestion on
what to do with Gaza. I note that recently they have allowed the Gazans
to return to the northern Gaza.
I think this is a clever move. The Gazans will sit in tents amid the
ruined buildings or inside damaged buildings with collapsed stairwells
and damaged infrastructure such as various pipes etc.
The only work being done will be locals moving concrete rubble out of
their way and no insurance to pay for even small rebuilds.
A month or two will go by with no improvement, or even a promise of
a rebuild because no one will be able to pay the cost.

Then along comes Trump with an offer to build them new houses in a new
town of new houses somewhere in the Middle East.
They will be given jobs to work on the building projects clearing
the Gaza site and building their new homes.
Would you turn down the offer of work and new housing ?
What will Trump get out of it ?
A new resort on the Mediterranean with miles of beach a new Florida or
Gold Coast. Whats to lose ?

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Dear mhaze,

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I see that Trump has just floated a balloon declaring that he plans to evacuate the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and have it occupied by the US as the new owners :

« "The United States will take control of the Gaza Strip, and we will do a good job with it. We will own it and we will be responsible for the dismantling of all dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons that are on the site," »

We’ll see how long that balloon stays in the air.

That’s all for now, mhaze.

I’m sure you’ve got my message. I’ll be following future developments, like most of us here on OLO no doubt, and will probably have more to say in due course.

Until then …

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Banjo,

At least you realise Trump's Gaza 'plan' is just his opening gambit. So you have learned something.

Dear Banjo,

According to Amnesty International "Donald Trump's
description of Gaza as a" demolition site"
completely fails to include the Israeli government's
responsibility for causing the devastation to the
Palestinian territory">

" Nor did Trump acknowledge the "Us government's
role in providing arms that have repeatedly been
used to carry out deadly, unlawful attacks in
Gaza".

"It's more important than ever for the international
community to categorically reject these proposals
and expediate diplomatic efforts to live within
international law, and to end Israel's unlawful
occupation, dismantle apartheid, and uphold
human rights for Palestinians and Israelis".