Efraim Inbar and Yossi Kuperwasser
Jerusalem Post, Feb. 12, 2025
“Even if Trump ultimately fails to secure the conditions for implementation of the plan, the very fact that it has been put on the table will force the Palestinians and Arab countries to propose practical alternatives to deal with the difficult reality in Gaza, and to do so in a way that is acceptable to both Israel and the US.”
President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Gaza’s Palestinian population to ensure a safer and better life and transform the Gaza Strip into a “truly wonderful area,” has captivated the imagination of many Israelis.
However, this suggestion is being met with fierce opposition by Arab countries and the Palestinian leadership.
The plan points to the price that the Palestinians will have to pay for their decision to carry out the terrible terror attack of October 7. Israel paid for its unreadiness with many lives and the freeing of a large number of terrorists as part of the hostage release agreement. The Palestinians paid with the decapitation of much of their leadership and the death of many of their people. Much of Gaza has been reduced to ruins.
It is evident that under the current leadership, the reconstruction of the area will not be possible. Moreover, the American plan provides a response, albeit partial, to the refugee issue –a central component of the Palestinian national ideology. …SOURCE