Speaker Johnson Backs Trump's Gaza Strip Plan
February 5, 2025
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as posted by the channelHouse Speaker Mike Johnson calls Trump’s plans to redevelop Gaza a “bold move” that should be given a look. “If we could control that situation and bring about a lasting peace there, it would do well for everybody,” Johnson, a Republican, said at a press conference. “It just makes sense to make the neighborhood there safer,” he said. “I think it follows common sense.”
Trump’s idea of depopulating and taking over Gaza was welcomed in Israel, though widely condemned elsewhere in the Middle East and even among Washington’s top European allies.
Israeli lawmakers praised the surprise proposal as a means to end the war with Hamas, currently paused amid a fragile six-week ceasefire. The Palestinian Authority, which controls parts of the West Bank though not Gaza, quickly rejected the suggestion, saying the group would oppose “all calls for the displacement of the Palestinian people from their homeland.”
Saudi Arabia called the plan an “infringement on the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.” The kingdom is at the heart of Trump’s goal of shaking up the order of the Middle East, with the US president keen for it to normalize ties with Israel.
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