Thursday, February 13, 2025

I am a Jordanian Palestinian and I support Trump’s settlement plans for Gazans
By Mudar Zahran / American Thinker

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Gaza’s Palestinians relocate to Jordan and Egypt on a “short term or long term” basis has been dismissed as diplomatically “unprecedented.”

The critics are wrong.

Jordan is a majority Palestinian state ruled by an ethnic Hashemite monarchy of fewer than 100 people. If Palestinians have a “right of return,” it’s to Jordan. Palestinians in the West Bank/Judea & Samaria and Gaza were Jordanian and remain so, despite the Hashemite Kingdom’s abandonment of them.

Jordan and Egypt oppose assuming responsibility for the Palestinians. “They will,” says President Trump. He is right — both historically and legally. Jordan’s own nationality law confirms that Palestinians are legally Jordanian. According to Jordanian Nationality Law No. (6) of 1954: "Anyone who held Palestinian nationality before May 15, 1948, and habitually resided in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan between December 20, 1949, and February 16, 1954, is considered a Jordanian citizen."

How USAID Drove the Russian Collusion Hoax
Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet 
 
USAID is no more. What’s left of the desiccated corpse of this agency has been absorbed into the State Department, with most of its workers laid off and its overseas missions shut down. The veneer of aid work has been obliterated, thanks to the work of President Donald J. Trump and DOGE, which uncovered a litany of wasteful spending. It was a primary driver of favors and pork for the political class. The gravy train derailed, and the vehicle for moving slush funds was deactivated. That’s why the Left freaked out about the end of USAID.  

The agency also played a part in the impeachment of Trump, subsidizing and being a quasi-lord protector at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), which is supposed to be independent but was anything but when you review the dynamics. USAID approved its staff hires and action plan, and OCCRP was cited numerous times in a CIA whistleblower’s complaint that launched the Ukraine quid pro quo circus. So, it’s not too shocking that USAID was also involved in the Russian...Read more and see X here.

Trump Spoke With Putin. Here’s Where They Plan to Meet.                                                                                                                             Rebecca Downs / Townhall Tipsheet
 
President Donald Trump spoke with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, as he shared in a Truth Social post that morning. Such a phone call, and the post, comes after Marc Fogel, an American being held prisoner in Russia, was released and came to the White House on Tuesday night.

The post mentioned Fogel’s return, as well as a whole host of other topics, including bringing an end to the war with Ukraine, which started under the Biden-Harris administration. Even still more topics were discussed, according to Trump. 

As the lengthy post read:

“I just had a lengthy and highly productive phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. We discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, the power of the Dollar, and various other subjects. We both reflected on the Great History of our Nations, and the fact that…Read more, see Xs and videos here.