4 explanations for Trump’s shocking Gaza proposal -

 

"Trump’s promise has shocked the Middle East, his opponents and his domestic allies. Pursuing such a course would mean the displacement of 2 million Palestinians from their land — Trump proposed setting up “various domains” for them elsewhere — and injecting Americans into the cauldron of the Middle East.

It would also in all likelihood require a massive mobilization of U.S. troops, despite Trump’s years-long attacks on the concept of foreign nation-building.

The immediate question is, of course, whether he’s actually serious. Here are a few theories"

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4 explanations for Trump’s shocking Gaza proposal - The Washington Post