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Daily Briefing: IS TRUMP’S GAZA PLAN FEASIBLE?

Scenes from Gaza Crisis 2014 | Palestinians search through t… | Flickr
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“The Arab States do not want to solve the refugee problem. They want to keep it as an open sore, as an affront to the United Nations and as a weapon against Israel. Arab leaders don’t give a damn whether the refugees live or die.” —   Col. (Res,) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-Chen,
 
OFFERING A CHOICE
 
Excerpts from PM Netanyahu’s Remarks to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations:  Prime Minister’s Office, Feb. 16, 2025 — Within a year and some months, the courage of our soldiers, the stalwart position of our people and the decisions that we made turned things around. We decimated much of Hamas. We haven’t finished the job, we will. Israel will destroy Hamas’ military and governing capabilities; Gaza will look differently.

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Trump’s Initiative for the Resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza—A Feasibility Assessment:   Reem Cohen, INSS Insight No. 1948, Feb. 17, 2025 

Trump Wants the U.S. to Control Gaza. So, Who Owns It Anyway?:  Rory Jones, WSJ, Feb. 14, 2025

The Historical Roots of President Trump’s Gaza Relocation Plan:  Col. (Res,) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-Chen, BESA, Feb. 13, 2025 

The Secret Israeli Program to Encourage Gaza Emigration:  Nadav Shragai, Israel Hayom, Feb. 14, 2025

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For Further Reference:

International Human Rights Lawyer: ‘It Is Absolutely Legal for the US To Take Over Gaza’:  Vered Weiss, World Israel News. Feb. 16, 2025 — US President Donald Trump’s plan for the US to take control of Gaza and allow its civilians to leave the area during the rebuilding process is “absolutely legal,” according to international human rights lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky.

Trump Plan ‘Shook System’ Of Arab Views on Gaza, Former IDF General Says:  Andrew Bernard, JNS, Feb. 14, 2025 — U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza has “shaken the entire system” of regional thinking on how to approach the Palestinians, a former general in the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.

In Public Comments, Saudis Non-Committal to Trump’s Gaza Plan:  Mike Waggenheim, JNS, Feb. 17, 2025 — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met for about three hours with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday as the Trump administration looked for clarity on Riyadh’s position on a pan-Arab plan for post-war Gaza.

Houthi Leader Threatens to Attack US, Israel Over Gaza Plan, Says Trump Should ‘Transfer’ Jews to America:  Ailin Vitches Arguello, Algemeiner, Feb. 14, 2025 — The leader of the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen has threatened military action if the United States and Israel implement US President Donald Trump’s plan to “take over” Gaza, arguing instead that Trump should move Jews to America and give them their own state.

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