The Palestinians and many others view such plans as an attempt to drive them from their homeland
President Donald Trump ’s stunning proposal to forcibly transfer hundreds of thousands of Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip and develop it as a tourist destination faces major obstacles.
The proposal also risks undermining the ceasefire in Gaza and the continued release of hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war. Trump has claimed credit for brokering the truce, but its future is now more uncertain.Palestinians view Gaza as an integral part of their national homeland and aspire to an independent state in Gaza, the West Bank and east Jerusalem, territories Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast war.
Both Hamas and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, which recognizes Israel and cooperates with it on security, have vehemently condemned Trump’s proposal.Egypt and Jordan, which made peace with Israel decades ago, have repeatedly rejected previous proposals to resettle Palestinians within their borders.
The Saudi statement reiterated remarks made in September by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who said Saudi Arabia would not normalize relations with Israel without the creation of a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital.Trump has leverage, but so do Mideast leaders Egypt and Qatar have also served as key mediators with Hamas in the talks that led to the ceasefire, and both are working with Trump’s Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, to try to extend it.The idea of mass transfer has historically been confined to the far-right in Israel, but on Wednesday, mainstream leaders said Trump’s plan was worth considering.
The current phase of the Gaza ceasefire, in which Hamas is to release 33 hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, ends in early March. The second phase, in which the remaining 60 or so hostages would be freed in exchange for more prisoners, is being negotiated.
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