The king of Jordan, Abdalá II, announced Tuesday that his country will host 2,000 sick children of the Gaza Strip In an attempt to appease the president of the United States (USA), Donald Trumpwho has intensified the pressure on the kingdom to receive from Palestinian refugees. A step that the Republican needs to carry out its “real estate” claims to take gaza.
At the beginning of the meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Abdalá II, which treated Trump several times during his first term (2017-2021), has affirmed that Jordan will welcome “as soon as possible” to 2,000 children who are receiving cancer treatment or other diseases and currently in the Gaza Strip. The gesture, of obvious political calculation, has been well received by Trump, who has described it as “really beautiful.”
However, Trump is his own and has taken the opportunity to reiterate his plan that the US takes control of the strip, devastated after 15 months of war with Israeland rebuild it to turn it into what has described on other occasions as a “Riviera de Oriente Middle”after relocating the Palestinians in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt itself. “We are going to have it, we are going to keep it and we will make sure that there is peace, that there are no problems, that no one questioned it,” Trump said about Gaza, insisting that his plan will bring “peace” and “employment” to the Middle East .
And while the tycoon made these comments, Abdalá II, sitting by his side, listened to him attentive, although Avoiding the opposite in public. In fact, given the insistence of journalists, he just pointed out that he will wait for Egypt to present his proposals before ruling, while stressing that he would do “the best” for his country. Later, he has reiterated his rejection of Trump’s idea.
Pressures to Jordan and Egypt
Precisely, one of the most controversial points of the meeting between both leaders was expected to be the possibility that Washington Cut Financial Aid to Jordan and Egypt As a pressure measure to accept more Palestinian refugees, an option that Trump presented as possible this Monday, but has also reiterated on Tuesday.
During the previous day, when asked by the press about whether he would consider reducing assistance to Egypt and Jordan in case they rejected their plan, Trump replied: “Yes, maybe. Of course, why not?”he added: “If you don’t agree, I could retain help. Yes.” However, this Tuesday, the president turned back and assured that he would not suspend assistance to Jordan or other Arab countries if they refuse to host more refugees from Gaza. “I don’t have to threaten that. I think we are above that,” he said.
Jordan and Egypt are among the main receptors of US military and economic assistance. Proof of this is that only in fiscal year 2023, Washington allocated approximately 1.5 billion dollars to Egypt and almost 1.7 billion to Jordanaccording to data from the State Department.
Jordan welcomes more than two million Palestinians displaced by previous conflicts and, despite their support for the Palestinian cause, He has resisted more refugeesconsidering that this would put its stability at risk and could lead to the creation of an alternative homeland for the Palestinians.
From high the fire to Trump’s “hell”
Another of the central themes of the meeting has been the situation of the Alto El Fuego in the Gaza Strip, at a critical moment after Hamas will threaten to suspend the exchange of Israeli hostages by Palestinian prisoners planned for this Saturday 15, claiming breaches by Israel. An announcement that Trump has brought to reiterate his suggestion that the high fire could be canceled if Hamas does not release all the hostages that still keeps retained before noon on Saturday.
“I don’t think they will meet the deadline, personally. I think they want to make hard guys, but we’ll see how hard they are,” said Trump, who accused Hamas of behaving as “thugs.” In fact, he has assured that if that liberation does not give the Palestinian enclave could become “hell.” Words seconded by Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahuafter an urgency meeting with its defense cabinet in which it has been concluded that the fire would jump through the air if Hamas does not comply.
In this way, Trump’s position on the Gaza Strip has introduced A new complexity element In negotiations to keep the fire high, in a conflict that has left more than 46,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli bombings. Trump presented his plan for Gaza on February 4 at the White House together with Netanyahu, the first foreign leader who received after his return to power on January 20, while Abdalá II has been the first Arab leader and third foreign president to meet With the American.
Source: Lasexta
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