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The refugee camp is viewed not only as the location of the insurgency, but the condition that breeds it,
I fish like a woman, not like a man. And my strength is a woman’s, which is just as important.”
As fisher Doris Duque puts it There were grandiose designs of a water canal from the Nile to northern Sinai with a string of villages and towns along it where Palestinians would live,
There are many examples of this thinking both in Gaza and beyond it,
We tend to think about Gaza as a concentration area for refugees or as an open-air prison,
Any plan for the future has to come from Palestinians themselves,
There is a long historical relationship between counterinsurgency and architecture,
‘Failures and cover-ups on an epic level … it’s shameful’
the Metro covers the Valdo Calocane report, while the Express says “FAILED!” Trump’s Gaza takeover plan faces global condemnation
The moral nadir of architecture is when design is no longer seen as something to serve people who live in a place on their own terms,
My intuition, my belief, is that this is a part of his chess, and this is his way of getting places like maybe Saudi Arabia or Jordan to say, 'No, no, no, you can't have this. Let us do it.' Maybe it is that simple. But you know, I'm a hypocrite if I don't stand up and say, ‘Hey, wait just a minute ,’ I just voted for you because you said we wouldn't get involved with more wars,
Jones explained on "The Will Cain Show." As far as Gaza is concerned, we'll do what is necessary. If it's necessary, we'll do that."
When asked whether U.S. troops would be sent to Gaza , the president said We need new ideas in a place where it hasn't been disrupted for a long time, so there are people that would be caught off-guard. That's something the president's willing to manage,
You bring peace by eradicating terrorists who seek the destruction of Israel. That's how you bring peace, and so I support that,
Trump wants to invade Panama, Greenland and now Gaza. Trump is a warmonger."
Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona on X on Tuesday The pursuit for peace should be that of the Israelis and the Palestinians. I thought we voted for America First. We have no business contemplating yet another occupation to doom our treasure and spill our soldiers blood."
Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky on X Wednesday morning 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 on X on Tuesday Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people, not the United States, and President Trump's call to expel Palestinians from their land is an absolute non-starter. If the Palestinian people were ever somehow forcibly expelled from Gaza, this crime against humanity would spark widespread conflict, put the final nail in the coffin of international law, and destroy what remains of our nation's international image and standing."
The Council on American-Islamic Relations in a statement on Tuesday I think that would be an interesting proposal. We'll see what our Arab friends say about that. I think most South Carolinians would probably not be excited about sending Americans to take over Gaza. It might be problematic."
Trump's comments prompted trepidation even among some members of his own party, including South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, who told a reporter The president has not committed to boots on the ground in Gaza...the United States is not going to pay for the rebuilding of Gaza. This is an out-of-the-box idea...his goal is lasting peace in the Middle East for all people in the region."
In response to a question about Trump's remarks, Leavitt said
