The Hawaii of ‘Israel’: Trump legitimized an ‘Israeli’ vision for Gaza going back decades
Posted by: John Phoenix
Palestinian girls carrying water in a date grove in Deir el Balah, in the Gaza Strip of Egypt on Dec. 19, 1956. (AP Photo/Jean Jacques Levy) (source)
A string of Israeli leaders has envisioned the transfer of Gaza’s Palestinians to make way for annexation and colonization. What Trump calls “my concept” is in fact not his at all
by Trude Strand, reposted from Al Jazeera, April 20, 2025
On April 7, United States President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a second time since his inauguration. Speaking to the media, Trump doubled down on his earlier comments about the Gaza Strip, describing it as an “incredible piece of important real estate.”
Trump also repeated his suggestion that the Palestinians sh...