After meeting with Trump, Jordan's king says his country opposes displacing Palestinians in Gaza
President hosted Jordan맥스카지노s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his insistence that Gaza could somehow be emptied of all residents, and redeveloped as a tourist area.
It's a plan that would require Jordan and other Arab nations to accept more Gazans 맥스카지노 something Abdullah reiterated after their meeting that he opposes.
The pair met in the Oval Office with Secretary of State also on hand. The president suggested he wouldn't withhold U.S. aid to Jordan or Egypt if they don't agree to dramatically increase the number of people from they take in.
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Abdullah was asked repeatedly about Trump's plan to clear out Gaza and overhaul it as a resort on the Mediterranean Sea. He didn't make substantive comments on it and didn't commit to the idea that his country could accept large numbers of Gazans.
He did say, however, that Jordan would be willing 맥스카지노right away맥스카지노 to take as many as 2,000 children in Gaza who are suffering from cancer or otherwise ill.
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Abdullah left the White House after about two hours and headed to Capitol Hill to meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers. He posted on X that during his meeting with Trump, 맥스카지노I reiterated Jordan맥스카지노s steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.맥스카지노
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That was despite Trump using his appearance with Abdullah to repeat suggestions that the U.S. could take control Gaza. Trump also said Tuesday that it wouldn't require committing American funds but that the U.S. overseeing the war-torn region would be possible, 맥스카지노Under the U.S. authority,맥스카지노 without elaborating what that actually was.
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Trump has previously suggested that Gaza맥스카지노s residents could be displaced temporarily or permanently, an idea that leaders around the Arab world have sharply rebuked.
Additionally, Trump renewed his suggestions that could be canceled if Hamas doesn't release all of the remaining hostages it is holding by midday on Saturday. Trump first made that suggestion on Monday, though he insisted then that the ultimate decision lies with Israel.
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The king's visit came at a perilous moment for the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza. Hamas is accusing Israel of violating the truce and says it will captured in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
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Trump has repeatedly proposed and turn it into 맥스카지노the Riviera of the Middle East,맥스카지노 with Palestinians in the war-torn territory pushed into neighboring nations with no right of return.
Trump's Tuesday comments contradicted his Monday suggestions that, if necessary, he would withhold U.S. funding from Jordan and Egypt 맥스카지노 longtime U.S. allies and among the top recipients of its foreign aid 맥스카지노 as a means of persuading them to accept additional Palestinians from Gaza.
Jordan is home to more than 2 million Palestinians. Jordan맥스카지노s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, said last week that his country맥스카지노s opposition to Trump맥스카지노s idea about displacing Gaza's residents was 맥스카지노firm and unwavering.맥스카지노
Besides concerns about jeopardizing the long-held goals of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Egypt and Jordan have privately raised security concerns about welcoming large numbers of additional refugees into their countries even temporarily.
Trump announced his ideas for resettling Palestinians from Gaza and taking ownership of the territory for the U.S. during a press conference last week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The president initially to help secure Gaza but at the same time insisted no U.S. funds would go to pay for the reconstruction of the territory, raising fundamental questions about the nature of his plan.
After Trump맥스카지노s initial comments, that Trump only wanted Palestinians relocated from Gaza 맥스카지노temporarily맥스카지노 and sought an 맥스카지노interim맥스카지노 period to allow for debris removal, the disposal of unexploded ordnance and reconstruction.
But asked in an interview with Fox News맥스카지노 Bret Baier that aired Monday if Palestinians in Gaza would have a right to return to the territory under his plan, he replied, 맥스카지노No, they wouldn맥스카지노t.맥스카지노