{"id":2399283,"date":"2025-02-05T13:43:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T18:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-middle-of-news-conference-with-netanyahu-trump-says-us-will-take-over-the-gaza-strip\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T13:45:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T18:45:50","slug":"in-middle-of-news-conference-with-netanyahu-trump-says-us-will-take-over-the-gaza-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-middle-of-news-conference-with-netanyahu-trump-says-us-will-take-over-the-gaza-strip\/","title":{"rendered":"In Middle of News Conference with Netanyahu, Trump Says &#8216;US Will Take Over the Gaza Strip\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-middle-of-news-conference-with-netanyahu-trump-says-us-will-take-over-the-gaza-strip%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2399283&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">recent press conference<\/a> with Israeli\u200d Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump proposed a controversial plan for the\u200c United States \u200dto\u200d take control of \u200dthe Gaza Strip. Arguing that this could help end decades of conflict, Trump asserted that the U.S. \u2062would develop the area, create\u2064 jobs, and \u2062tackle lingering issues like unexploded ordnance. However, the \u2064proposal raised significant concerns \u2064regarding the future of the Palestinian population, with neighboring Arab\u200d countries expressing reluctance\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-on-why-arab-nations-do-not-want-gazan-refugees-they-dont-want-hamas-in-their-neighborhood\/\" title=\"Haley: Arab nations reject ...n refugees due to Hamas presence.\">accept palestinian refugees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Netanyahu\u2064 described\u2062 the idea as potentially transformative and worthy of further exploration, U.S. Democrats, including Senator Chris Murphy, \u2062dismissed it as \u200ca distraction \u200cfrom more \u2063pressing\u2064 issues. The discussion highlights the complexities \u2062of foreign policy in\u2064 the \u2063region, with regional\u200c governments showing little interest \u2063in \u2063relocating the Palestinian population. Trump&#8217;s remarks \u200dhave sparked a \u2062mix\u200d of intrigue and skepticism, illustrating the contentious nature \u200dof the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and America&#8217;s\u200c role in it.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kicking off his second week of his second term, President Donald Trump just kicked off a new conversation about one of the modern world&rsquo;s oldest conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>At a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump proposed the United States putting an end to the conflict in Gaza by having the U.S. take ownership of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/large-un-aid-convoy-violently-looted-entering-gaza-somehow-israel-blamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">troubled territory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to take over that piece,&rdquo; Trump said in the shocking statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-netanyahu-press-conference-ceasefire-hostages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to develop it, create thousands and thousands of jobs, and it&rsquo;ll be something that the entire Middle East can be very proud of.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too.&rdquo; &ndash;President Donald J. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aCqLl9Gwwn\">pic.twitter.com\/aCqLl9Gwwn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; President Donald J. Trump (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1886942370958119161?\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings &mdash;&nbsp; level it out. Create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area. Do a real job. Do something different.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just can&rsquo;t go back. If you go back, it&rsquo;s going to end up the same way it has for 100 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The startling proposal immediately raised more questions than it answered, primarily, where will the Palestinian occupants of Gaza end up?<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/trumps-gaza-plan-stunned-region-131004928.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported Tuesday, in an article headlined &ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s Gaza plan has stunned the region. Here&rsquo;s a look at the serious obstacles it faces,&rdquo; governments in the Middle East aren&rsquo;t interested in absorbing the Palestinian population of more than 2 million.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Arab countries will not accept Palestinian refugees,&rdquo; the AP reported flatly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Egypt and Jordan, which made peace with Israel decades ago, have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">repeatedly rejected previous proposals<\/a> to resettle Palestinians within their borders.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statment last week, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mideast-egypt-jordan-palestinians-trump-51dc4d5225e6bc0a135b7bbafedb3d86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a>, &ldquo;Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League&rdquo; rejected previous Trump statements regarding relocating the Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu, who prosecuted the war against the Hamas terrorist group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/netanyahu-ignored-kamala-harris-advice-won-stunning-victory-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">often in defiance<\/a> of the Biden-Harris administration, described Trump&rsquo;s proposal as a move that could &ldquo;change history,&rdquo; according to CBS.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re talking about it. He&rsquo;s exploring it with his people, with his staff,&rdquo; he said, according to the network.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s something that could change history, and it&rsquo;s worthwhile really pursuing this avenue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the U.S., Democrats had a different take.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, published a post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X calling the idea nothing but a distraction.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have news for you &ndash; we aren&rsquo;t taking over Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>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 &ndash; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-met-with-gop-skepticism-over-gaza-takeover-plan-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump met with GOP skepticism over ... takeover plan - Washington Examiner\">billionaires seizing government<\/a> to steal from regular people.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisMurphyCT\/status\/1886943034174050438?\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have news for you &ndash; we aren&rsquo;t taking over Gaza,&rdquo; Murphy wrote. &ldquo;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 &ndash; the billionaires seizing government to steal from regular people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If that&rsquo;s the best answer Democrats can come up with &mdash; after losing a presidential campaign bankrolled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-gates-secretly-tries-help-kamala-harris-win-unprecedented-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by billionaires<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hollywood-hates-star-cast-popular-show-reportedly-reunite-just-stump-harris-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">too many Hollywood celebrities<\/a> to list &mdash; Trump has shown again that only weeks into his new administration, he has his political foes shocked, too.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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During a White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested that the U.S. should take control of Gaza to resolve the ongoing conflict there. He stated, &#8220;We\u2019re going to take over that piece,&#8221; and emphasized plans for development and job creation in the region. However, this proposal raised significant concerns about the future of Gaza&#8217;s Palestinian residents, as neighboring Arab nations have historically rejected resettling them within their borders. While Netanyahu viewed Trump&#8217;s idea as potentially transformative, U.S. Democrats criticized it as merely a distraction from more pressing issues facing the country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2399284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49827,6524,34299,3634,36408],"class_list":["post-2399283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gaza-strip","tag-netanyahu","tag-news-conference","tag-trump","tag-us-foreign-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399283"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399287,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399283\/revisions\/2399287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}