Israel

Trump says he may send U.S. troops to takeover Gaza

In a shocking press conference Tuesday night, Donald Trump said he’s open to sending U.S. troops to Gaza to take “ownership” of the territory. In several comments, Trump made clear that he envisions “long-term” U.S. control over Gaza’s redevelopment, an idea that disregards Palestinian self-determination entirely. When asked if he would send American troops to […]

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Trump calls for ethnic cleansing: Says Palestinians have ‘no alternative’ but to leave Gaza

In a blatant endorsement of ethnic cleansing, President Donald Trump called for the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza Tuesday afternoon, urging Jordan and Egypt to absorb them as Israel continues its relentless bombardment of the besieged enclave. Speaking to reporters, Trump made it clear that he does not see a future for Palestinians in

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Israel and Palestinians risk deeper conflict in a distracted world

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – After bloodshed in Jerusalem and the West Bank and a month since Israel’s most right-wing government took office, Israel and the Palestinians risk sliding into a cycle of wider confrontation with pressure on both sides for retaliation, analysts say. A Palestinian gunman shot dead seven people near a synagogue in Jerusalem’s outskirts

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In West Bank, Blinken presses for two-state solution

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shuttled from Israel to the Palestinians’ West Bank on Tuesday, appealing for an end to resurgent violence and reaffirming Washington’s backing for a two-state solution to the decades-long conflict. Blinken is urging calm on both sides after last week’s killing by a Palestinian gunman of seven people outside

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