Israel Prime Minister calls Trump’s Gaza plan ‘remarkable’;
Netanyahu says Palestinians ‘can relocate and come back,’ stresses he does not expect US to supply troops on the ground or funds to carry out effort
Benjamin Netanyahu offered an endorsement of US President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Gazans from the Strip while work is carried out to rebuild it, calling the plan “remarkable.”
“This is the first good idea that I’ve heard,” Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity.
“It’s a remarkable idea. And I think it should be examined, pursued, and done — because I think it will create a different future for everyone.”
The comments marked Netanyahu’s first full-throated endorsement of the idea that Trump floated on Tuesday during a joint press conference in the White House.
In the wake of Trump’s declaration, Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday said he had instructed the military to prepare a plan that would enable Gazans seeking to leave the Strip voluntarily to do so.
Appearing to surprise Netanyahu and shocking much of the world, Trump suggested during his prepared remarks that “the US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too.
"We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings, level it out."
Leaders of the US Reform movement condemn US President Donald Trump’s proposals for the Gaza Strip.
“Whether this was an unfiltered, spontaneous utterance or the first seed of a serious plan, it is unrealistic and dangerous,” says a statement led by the Union for Reform Judaism.
The statement says the proposals will contribute to regional instability, pose security risks to Israel, undermine Palestinian self-determination, jeopardize the ceasefire and hostage deal, and harm efforts toward a two-state solution.
“This moment requires bold thinking to bring safety and autonomy to Israel and the Palestinians. What was proposed [Tuesday] will not build that future; it will undermine it. Forcibly removing either populace will only perpetuate the conflict,” the statement says.
Other signatories to the statement include the American Conference of Cantors; the Association of Reform Jewish Educators; and the Central Conference of American Rabbis.
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