Trump’s Gaza Plan Is Illegal ‘Ethnic Cleansing’

Donald Trump‘s plan to forcibly displace Gazans so the United States can “own” the Gaza strip amounts to “ethnic cleansing” and is against international law, a United Nations expert said. The president on Tuesday announced, in a press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip. We’ll do … Read more

Rubio talks to Jordan’s King Abdullah after Trump remarks on Palestinian displacement

WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Monday, the State Department said, with the call coming two days after a suggestion by President Donald Trump that Jordan and Egypt should take more Palestinians from Gaza. Why it’s important Trump on Saturday floated a plan to “clean … Read more