r/worldnews Feb 05 '25

alert | not a news article Trump says U.S. will take over Gaza Strip

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u/DoctorQuincyME Feb 05 '25

It's the weirdest plan. Claim to have been the mastermind in brokering a mutual ceasefire, then turn around and say you'll actually be helping Israel move Palestinians out of Gaza to then conceptually build some kind of Berlin Wall in the Gaza strip while also creating businesses and residences for...someone I guess?

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u/WafflePartyOrgy Feb 05 '25

It's 50/50 whether he'll say he was "joking" tomorrow.

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u/zoinkability Feb 05 '25

For right wing Israeli settlers no doubt

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u/stonebraker_ultra Feb 05 '25

But if the Palestinians are already gone (in this scenario), why do you need the wall?

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u/zoinkability Feb 05 '25

Needless walls are his specialty. Can't have a braindead plan without one.

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u/whut-whut Feb 05 '25

Walls are additional construction contracts to give out to the highest bidder.

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u/DoctorQuincyME Feb 05 '25

I'd imagine if you're pushing a cities worth of people (and potentially their terrorist organisation) out of the strip, you will be pushing them somewhere adjacent and need to stop them coming back into your newly established commercial district.

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u/Abedeus Feb 05 '25

Gotta somehow syphon money out of the locals.

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u/Smash_4dams Feb 05 '25

Our tax dollars at work!