Palestinians refuse to relive 1948 as Trump suggests leaving Gaza
CNN
Life in northern Gaza is desperate – there is no water, no electricity and so much rubble that there’s barely enough space to put up tents. Yet many Palestinians are determined to stay and rebuild – even if US President Donald Trump wants them out of the enclave so he can create a Middle Eastern “riviera.”
Life in northern Gaza is desperate – there is no water, no electricity and so much rubble that there’s barely enough space to put up tents. Yet more than half a million Palestinians have returned to the area over the past week, according to the government there. Most are determined to stay and rebuild – even if US President Donald Trump wants them out of the enclave so he can create a Middle Eastern “riviera.” “I don’t think people should be going back to Gaza,” Trump said during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. “Why would they want to return? The place has been hell,” he added. It was the second time in just over a week that Trump said Palestinians should leave Gaza. His suggestion has sparked criticism across the world – and was met with disbelief and outrage among Gazans. Amir Karaja told CNN he would “rather eat the rubble” than be forced to leave his homeland. “We are steadfast here,” Karaja told CNN on Wednesday, as he was working on what remained of his home in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza. The building resembles a doll house after the entire front wall collapsed and exposed the insides of the damaged interior.
