The
Op-ed posted here is this authors opinion alone, and does not
necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com
or Google. “
Level it,” so said President Donald J. Trump...a
brilliant move that took everyone by surprise during a joint press
conference held with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on
February 4th. And why do I say brilliant...because with Trump adding
the words that the U.S. will
“take over' the Gaza Strip, and
“rebuild it to stabilize Middle East”...we might finally
be bearing witness not to seemingly unending war but to the birth of
lasting peace.
And when Trump stated that he envisions a 'long-term ownership
position” of the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu stood smiling by his
side for even he knows that Israel alone cannot fully stabilize the
region let alone the entirety of the Middle East based solely upon
Israel's tangible war victories. One tiny country cannot logistically
win against the multitudes that comprise the harbingers of war that
surround her, but with the U.S. standing strong and united by
Israel's side, what was the here and now reality of war...a war not
of Israel's doing...could instead usher in a new beginning not just
for Israel but for the so-called Palestinian people as well...a
people whose multitudes still sadly see their children as but
terrorists in waiting.
“
Level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings, level
it out, create an economic development that will supply unlimited
numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area. Do a real
job. Do something different. Just can't go back. If you go back, it's
going to end up the same way it has for 100 years,” were the
very words of truth President Trump dared to say while the very ones
who started this war back on October 7, 2023 had the audacity to call
Trump’s proposal a “
recipe for creating chaos and tension in
the region.” I guess Hamas operatives are blind to the fact
that it's they, along with Hezbollah and the mother-ship that is
Iran, who are the root cause of all the blood...both Israeli and
Palestinian...that has been shed.
Hate is the most powerful of tools in the arsenal of those whose
hands are stained in blood, most especially when the reality that is
“common sense” dictates that only by
“leveling Gaza”
can Israel be assured that Hamas is no longer a threat to either them or to
anyone else. And why so...because the tiny little strip of land that is
Gaza has now become the most likely touch-point of the next world war...possibly even nuclear war...that is unless something is done to snuff out the fuse of what is
overwhelming and all consuming.discontentment.
“Israel's victory will be America's victory, We will not only
win the war working together, we will win the peace. With your
leadership, Mr. President, and our partnership, I believe that we
will forge a brilliant future for our region and bring our great
alliance to even greater heights.”
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's words of truth
spoken during the above stated press conference.
Such wise and truthful words spoken by the one leader who
understands better than most not only what really is at stake here,
but who are and who are not on the side of the Jewish State. On the
side of Israel, of course, is the United States, but Europe...for
the most part...is not, and it's all courtesy of their poorly veiled anti-Semetic leaders who keep throwing money into Gaza with no tangible nor positive returns seen or
really expected. And why so... because their money usually does end up in the
pockets of Hamas...after Iran takes what I believe is their
cut...while Israel is again forced to pay the price in both blood and
treasure. The words
“Never Again”...words
that were once seemingly etched in stone...now seem to be
words devoid of all meaning for those who secretly or even outwardly
long for Israel and the Jewish people's demise.
So this leaves President Trump, to do
what he does best, that is shake up what is the still lumbering
status quo. And he does this while a number of European leaders have
done little to nothing but help thugs, thieves, and terrorists run
the nightmare that has become the Gaza
“reality show”...a
show whose own reality was sealed on October 7th, and with it any
talk of a two-state solution which, by the way, has been rejected by
Palestinian leaders five times over the years or should I say
past decades. And besides, said two-state solution...especially when one
state's goal is to wipe the other state off the face of the map...is
itself a recipe for disaster...a recipe for more war, more killing,
and more suffering since any land occupied by the Hamas supporting
Palestinians will be but yet another base from which to attack Israel
from...that's been their goal all along so why should it change now.
And so the time for talk is over what
with neither Israeli nor certain Palestinian populations viewing the
two-state scenario as a viable option anymore for it's lost the broad
international based support it once had even if certain world leaders
refuse to accept that as fact. And that includes Saudi Arabia's
leaders who continue to insist that a Palestinian state has to be
part of any deal establishing diplomatic relations with
Israel,..guess we'll now have to wait to see how long that misplaced
insistence lasts.
Even so, it has become apparent that
different actions and different scenarios are what's needed
especially with the (rightful) destruction in Gaza being so extensive
that it's beyond repair or even reconstruction. And it's here where,
I believe, Trump's proposed plan regarding both
“resettlement”
and “leveling
it”...meaning what little is left of Gaza...
“and then
rebuilding it” is the only practical scenario that will work no
matter what naysayers, like German Foreign Minister Annalena
Baerbock, have to say...and who, by the way, is no Trump fan.
“A
displacement (another way of
saying “resettlement”)
of the Palestinian civilian population from Gaza (whether
voluntary or not) would not just be unacceptable and
against international law, but would also lead to new suffering and
new hatred.” were Baerbock's words spoken to which she added
that there must not be a solution
“over the heads of the
Palestinians,” and that
“a negotiated two-state solution
remains the only one,” as in
an option for peace.
And to Baerbock I first say,
“displacement” is not legally considered against
“international law” nor is it explicitly mandated as a right. So this
means that while sovereign nations are not legally obligated to
resettle refugees...the best way to now describe what the Palestinians
actually are...said nations can still voluntarily choose to do so as a
“discretionary
act” based upon
what is known as
“humanitarian principles.”
And second, I do wonder
just how many Palestinian refugees Germany will actually be willing
to take in...zero
would be my guess.
And
while the prime ministers of France, Spain, and Great Britain echoed
Baerbock's “two-state” sentiments...something
not unexpected from those afraid of their own shadows...but French
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Christophe Lemoine was, in my opinion,
the worst, Why so...because he not only echoed Baerbock's ramblings about Trump's
proposal being “a serious violation of international
law”...which it is not...but
he had the audacity to say that the proposal is “an
attack on the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians.” Seems this man chooses to ignore the Palestinian people's
support of Hamas' October 7th attack...an attack no Gaza Palestinian has yet to condemn...if one does not condemn one condones.
But, thankfully, a few of Europe's leaders do understand what Trump is trying
to accomplish. And one of them is Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter
Szijjártó who now sees Trump's Gaza proposal as being “innovative,”
and likens it to what he deems
to be a “paradigm-shifting move,”
not unlike the “Abraham Accords.” of which he stated,
“there was hardly
anyone in the world who would have believed in the success in those
agreements, right? And at the end of the day he, (meaning Trump) made it, and brought a totally new dimension
to the life of the Middle East,” Sziijarto truly understands that the
“Abraham Accords” have
not only opened up dialogues between once “unfriendly
nations,” but that thanks to said accords we have seen
important new alliances being forged between those who were once
deemed to be enemies.
Simply, Sziijarto knows...as do many of
us...that President Trump started the peace process with the “Abraham
Accords,” let him finish that process with his Gaza proposal.
So
how can that be done? Once Israel puts the final long awaited nail into Hamas'
coffin, Trump should strongly insist that Jordan's King Abdullah take
back into Jordan the Palestinians, and their now offspring, that his
father King Hussein expelled over a half century ago. And why did
Hussein do this...because he knew first hand that the Palestinians were trouble. And said trouble started when a 1949
amendment to the British Mandate's 1928
“Nationality Law”
gave Jordanian “citizenship”
to the region's then 420,000 local
Palestinians, 280,000 Palestinian West Bank refugees, and 70,000
Palestinian East Bank refugees...as in almost 3/4 of a million
people. And many of these folks morphed into or became sympathizers of
the PLO and/or Hamas
and who, as per Hussein, become not only too powerful a political
force within Jordan, but also posed a direct threat to his authority,
thus leading to many of them being expelled.
And while now, thanks to President Trump's Gaza proposal...or fearing Trump's Israeli hostage turnover deadline...Abdullah stated that he will take into Jordan 2,000 children displaced by the war...2,000 out of almost two million Palestinians displaced by the war. But in today's time
frame I see it this way, as in with Jordan
already having a large Palestinian population, what's a few more
Palestinians added into Jordan's mix, after all they're
genetically related anyway.
But
if Jordan refuses to take back the sum of their own people back into the fold they
should be “resettled”
either in any of the other Arab counties that have thousands of acres
of unoccupied, unused lands; or send them to the bleeding heart
liberal European countries...countries who while rallying for the
Palestinian cause do nothing of substance for the Palestinian people
themselves.
And to the vile Hamas official who stated that,
“Trump's intention is to displace the residents of the
Gaza Strip outside it and that the United States' must take control
over the Strip by force is a crime against humanity,” I say no
words can ever
describe what I feel about him or his people after not only seeing Hamas' savage atrocities committed on October 7th,* but seeing the
Palestinians in Gaza actually cheering them on. And what most folks do forget is that the Palestinians already had a state in Gaza and threw
away their chance for peace when they themselves voted Hamas in to be
Gaza's new governing body.
Simply,
President Trump is right...Gaza must be leveled, rebuilt, and
eventually become a U.S. territory...a territory open to anyone who
wants to live there in peace. And Prime Minister Netanyahu is also
right when he states that Trump has an idea that “could change
history, as it's the first original idea that has been raised in
years.” And might I add that if said plan...a plan truly
outside the proverbial box...is implemented only then would the
Palestinian people's mindset even start to be reset to either see
them entering the 21st century of civilized men or see their
collective still 6th century mindset being their own ultimate demise. Case closed. ______________________________________________________________
*In case you've forgotten the horrors of October 7th, first view IDF warfighter Doron Keidar's heart wrenching interview entitled: "Hamas
Torture Bodycam Footage: “These Monsters Filmed it All;” and then view Disturbed's David Draiman's interview on Israeli TV entitled::
“Sound of Silence of the World' after 10/7 is unforgivable.”
Remember...“NEVER AGAIN IS NOW!”
