What to make of Trump’s plans to ‘own’ Gaza – and why have Jordan and Egypt refused to take in displaced Palestinians? A Middle East expert connects the dots to build the big picture following the US President’s statements. He has also put more pressure on Iran – how will that play out?:-The Indian Express

 

In an extraordinary press conference that he addressed with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by his side, United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday made some major policy announcements on the Middle East.

First, he said that Palestinians should leave Gaza, and insisted that Jordan and Egypt should take them in: “They (Jordanians and Egyptians) say they’re not going to accept, I say they will.” Any number of “alternate” sites could be identified for displaced Gazans to live in peace; “why would they want to return [to Gaza]? The place has been hell.”