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The talk about what the president wants to do with Gaza, obviously we’re completely opposed to the idea of the transfer of Palestinians from anywhere in historic Palestine,
he said in a statement announcing the group’s name would be changed to Arab Americans for Peace
Whether you agree or disagree with Trump’s proposal, at least he is proposing something that could lead to a bright future for Gaza,
Epstein saidThis president can only spew this fanatical bulls--- because of bipartisan support in Congress for funding genocide and ethnic cleansing,
Tlaib said on Twitter TuesdayWe believe that his ideas, as well intentioned as they might be, rubbed a lot of people the wrong way,
Bishara Bahbah, who founded Arab Americans for Trump and helped rally support for him in Michigan and other battleground states, told Reuters
I don't regret anything I did to get Trump elected and I hope we see positive signs in the future,
said Basha, an early advocate for Trump in Michigan
Conflating Trump's rhetoric with the actions of Biden and Harris is not only disingenuous but outright dishonest,
he said, criticizing the Biden administration's supply of weapons and other support for Israel while it bombed GazaInstead of helping people to recover, he's trying to take advantage of their of their misery,
he told ReutersObviously it's not going to happen. I don't know under what circumstance it would make sense even, even for Israel. Now, if Israel is asking for the United States to come in and provide some assistance to ensure that Hamas can never do again what they did, I'm in. But us taking over seems like a bit of a stretch."
Republican Senator Thom Tills said
Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people, not the United States, and President Trump's call to displace Palestinians from their land either temporarily or permanently is an absolute nonstarter. Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the entire Muslim world have made it clear that this delusional idea is unacceptable."
Nihad Awad, the national executive director of Muslim civil rights and advocacy group CAIR, said in a statementDespite the entire world being against them, Palestinians have proven that they will be victorious. They are returning to their homes and living among the rubble—people like that cannot be defeated. That is not a matter of opinion; it is a fact."
Ahmad, the spokesperson for the Abandon Harris campaign and a Palestinian activist, also saidOver the past 16 months, the Biden-Harris administration's full, unobstructed support for Israel's campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing has failed to remove the Palestinians of Gaza from their land,
Hudhayfah Ahmad, a spokesperson for the Muslim-American led Abandon Harris campaign, said in a statement to Newsweek
Gaza MUST BE FREE from Hamas. As @POTUS shared today, the United States stands ready to lead and Make Gaza Beautiful Again. Our pursuit is one of lasting peace in the region for all people."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on XI'm furious at the Harris campaign for actively ignoring the impact Gaza had on turnout. I'm furious at content creators with bigger followings than the entire margin of victory in the country, who either called everyone navigating the elections a traitor or gleefully talked about Trump turning Gaza into a parking lot."
Georgia State Representative Ruwa Romman, a Palestinian-American and Democrat, wrote on Bluesky
I have news for you—we aren't taking over Gaza. But the media and the chattering class will focus on it for a few days and Trump will have succeeded in distracting everyone from the real story—the billionaires seizing government to steal from regular people."
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat, wrote on X
Everyone is responsible for the moment that we are in today … But I want to be abundantly clear, no fascist here or abroad will ever be able to erase Palestinians. The harder they try the deeper our roots will grow."
Roman, who was denied a speaking slot at the democratic National Convention but ultimately voted for Harris, added
Let's turn Gaza into Mar-a-Lago."
Nancy Mace wrote on XIf President Trump wants to make history with some sort of grand peace deal, he must start by accepting that the way to make permanent peace is to end the Israeli occupation and oppression of the Palestinian people."
He addedWe'll make sure that it's done world-class,
he saidThe U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,
he saidWe categorically reject the whole notion of displacing or removing or transferring the Palestinians in Gaza. There is no place for Palestinians to go,
Bahbah said