When Donald Trump reassumed the presidency of the United States of America in January, eternal New York Times foreign affairs columnist and Orientalist extraordinaire Thomas Friedman took to the pages of the US newspaper of record with some advice: “President Trump, You Can Remake the Middle East if You Dare.” And while punitive imperial makeovers…
Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Palestine – Wasayef Abed woke up on Wednesday to murmurs among her fellow displaced Palestinians in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah. The discussion was centred on United States President Donald Trump and his announcement that the US would “take over” Gaza. In Trump’s comments, made as he stood next to Israeli Prime Minister…
NewsFeed Key questions about Trump’s Gaza takeover plan US president Donald trump says the US will take over Gaza to turn it into the ‘riviera’ of the Middle East, after moving almost 2 million Palestinians somewhere else. But is that even legal? Soraya Lennie looks at the key questions. Published On 5 Feb 20255 Feb…
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) says it has not been informed of plans reportedly being drawn up by the US military to withdraw its troops from Syria. SDF spokesman Farhad Shami made the comments hours after US media reported on the plan. The armed group – a key ally of the US-led coalition fighting…
NewsFeed Global condemnation for Trump’s plan to force Palestinians from Gaza Both allies and adversaries of the US are saying Trump’s plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza is not acceptable. Published On 5 Feb 20255 Feb 2025
United Nations officials have condemned the idea of deporting people from Gaza, noting it’s strictly prohibited under international law, after President Donald Trump announced the US will seize the Palestinian territory and resettle its war-weary population. UN chief Antonio Guterres will warn on Wednesday against “ethnic cleansing” of about 2.3 million people in Gaza, his…
NewsFeed Rubio says people can ‘move back in’ to Gaza after reconstruction “It was not meant as a hostile move.” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Trump’s plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza, saying it was an offer to help rebuild the strip so that “people can move back in.” Published On 5…
First United States President Donald Trump mused on his January 20 inauguration day about the Gaza Strip being a “phenomenal location”, where “beautiful things could be done”. Then came an almost off-the-cuff suggestion on January 26 where he told reporters on Air Force One that Palestinians should be moved to Egypt and Jordan to “just…
Inside Story Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with Gaza? US president proposes taking over Strip and resettling Palestinians, prompting outrage. Read more US President Donald Trump says the United States should take over, raze to the ground and redevelop Gaza. He’s also reiterated a proposal to forcibly displace 2.3 million Palestinians to Egypt and…
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has said it will accept parcels from China again, reversing a suspension that followed President Donald Trump’s decision to end a trade provision used by retailers to ship low-value packages duty-free to the US. USPS said in a statement that it would continue accepting “all international inbound mail and…
