Never ever forget that the Biden administration was exploring this option in late 2023 with the Egyptian regime.
Except the language they used was a "humanitarian corridor" for Palestinians into the Sinai desert.
Unfortunately for Biden he couldn't convince the Egyptian regime, so he continued to provide the Israeli regime with weapons to carpet bomb Palestinians instead.
Both Sisi n Abdullah are travelling to Washington next week, despite their objections they will be told their survival depends on it. If they allow the palestianians in they will be protected by the US and provided with more 'aid'.
We are now going through a period where tyrants are openly breaking the law and might rules the world.
I remember after USSR collapsed, one of space lab building collapsed,about 10 engineers lost their lives. They didn't had funds to repair.
People stood in que for bread. This happened when Russia was second super power. They had nuclear arsenal, space station, largest military personnel.
More powerful a nation becomes, more brittle they are.
If the weak unite and get ready to sacrifice their comfort for a short period, they can humble any super power. Super power is brittle, hit at the right place, it will collapse.
Manipulation won't work for ever.
The landscape of the Middle East and global politics has shifted dramatically since Trump’s first term in 2017, and his latest comments, along with Netanyahu’s reaction, expose how much the region has evolved since then. The idea of bulldozing Gaza and turning it into a US-controlled "riviera" is not just grotesque—it’s also impossible. But its significance lies in how openly the US-Israel bloc is now embracing ethnic cleansing as a policy, rather than pretending to seek a political solution.
Arab regimes have never acted out of ideology when it comes to Israel and Palestine. The people of the region are overwhelmingly pro-Palestinian, but the regimes—most of them authoritarian—always make decisions based on their own survival and security needs. Sometimes that means normalising relations with Israel, like the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco under the Abraham Accords. Other times, it means standing against Israel, as seen with Syria and Iraq in past wars. In many cases, it means staying neutral to avoid backlash, as Saudi Arabia has done in the wake of the Gaza war. The idea that Arab regimes follow America's lead or hold an unwavering stance is false. They are purely pragmatic players, shifting alliances based on what secures their power.
During Trump's first term, Arab regimes saw Israel as a useful partner. Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman was still securing his rule and needed US backing. The UAE and Bahrain wanted security against Iran. Morocco sought recognition over Western Sahara. The region was dealing with ISIS, the fallout of the Arab Spring, and Assad’s survival. Now, that context no longer exists. MBS is secure in power and doesn’t need Trump or Netanyahu anymore. Iran is no longer seen as an imminent threat—if anything, Saudi-Iran relations are the best they've been in years. Israel, not Iran, is now viewed as the main destabilising force in the region. The last Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia was in September 2023, meaning Iran’s allies are actually restraining their actions. Arab states no longer see Israel as a necessary counterweight to Iran.
Given the regional shift, Trump will not be able to expand the Abraham Accords or secure a "deal of the century." There’s no incentive for Gulf states to deepen ties with Israel. Netanyahu is viewed as a liability, not an asset. Trump himself doesn’t need Netanyahu as much as he did in 2017. This is why Trump's statement won’t lead to any action, but it does confirm the complete collapse of even the illusion of a two-state solution.
The idea of ethnically cleansing Gaza into Egypt or Jordan is not just unrealistic—it would destabilise both countries to the point of regime collapse. Jordan’s population is already 70-80% Palestinian. A mass influx would be politically impossible for the monarchy, which nearly fell in the early 1970s due to Palestinian militant movements. Egypt has 100+ million people, mostly young, mostly pro-Palestinian. Transferring 2.5 million Palestinians there would spark an uncontrollable crisis. If Israel somehow pulled this off, which it won’t, it wouldn’t stop there. The next step would be the ethnic cleansing of the West Bank’s three million Palestinians. Jordan and Egypt both know this. This wouldn’t be a "refugee crisis"—it would be regime suicide. Even Biden’s administration quietly entertained the idea of "temporary relocations," but Trump’s bluntness has made it impossible for any Arab regime to even pretend to consider it.
Is Trump actually serious about this plan? No, he isn’t. His main project isn’t foreign policy—it’s securing his grip over the US government. His 2025 version is different from his 2017 version. Back then, he was insecure and needed Netanyahu. Now, Trump is in control, and Netanyahu is the one who needs him. Ironically, Trump may be the only one who could stop Netanyahu from resuming the war. But that depends on whether Netanyahu can manipulate Trump—something he has struggled with lately.
The real takeaway isn’t just Trump’s statement—it’s that Israel’s long-standing goal of ethnic cleansing is now openly acknowledged as official policy. Genocide is the tool. Ethnic cleansing is the strategy. The goal is to make Gaza unliveable so that its people leave—if not now, then later. For decades, Israel’s strategy was to maintain "security through apartheid." Now, it has shifted to: "Apartheid isn’t enough." This is a new phase of Israeli strategy, and it poses an existential threat not just to Palestinians but to the stability of the entire region.
By 2028, both Israel and the US will be weaker, more isolated, and more fragile. Trump accelerates US decline just as Netanyahu accelerates Israel’s decline. If Jordan and Egypt are forced into a crisis, the entire region could unravel. Arab regimes are not ideological—they are survivalist—but Israel’s recklessness could force them back into open confrontation.
Something fundamental has shifted in Israeli thinking. Israel now sees itself in a zero-sum existential battle. It can only exist by threatening everyone else’s existence. This mindset will push the region into a dangerous new era. Palestinians must survive the next three years. By 2028, the world will look very different.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia appreciates the condemnation, disapproval and total rejection announced by the brotherly countries towards what Benjamin Netanyahu stated regarding the displacement of the Palestinian people from their land and the Kingdom values the positions that emphasize the centrality of the Palestinian issue to the Arab and Muslim countries.
In this context, the Kingdom stresses its categorical rejection to such statements that aim to divert attention from the continuous crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian brothers in Gaza, including the ethnic cleansing they are subjected to.
The Kingdom also points out that this extremist, occupying mentality does not understand what the Palestinian land means to the brotherly people of Palestine and their emotional, historical and legal connection to this land, and it does not think that the Palestinian people deserve to live in the first place, as it has completely destroyed the Gaza Strip, killed and injured more than 160.000, most of them children and women, without the slightest human feeling or moral responsibility.
The Kingdom affirms that the Palestinian people have a right to their land, and they are not intruders or immigrants to it who can be expelled whenever the brutal Israeli occupation wishes.
The Kingdom notes that the proponents of these extremist ideas are the ones who prevented Israel from accepting peace by refusing peaceful coexistence, rejecting the peace initiatives adopted by the Arab countries, and systematically practicing injustice towards the Palestinian people for more than 75 years, with disregard to the truth, justice, law and the values established in the United Nations Charter, including the human's right to live in dignity on his land.
The Kingdom reiterates that the right of the Palestinian People will remain firmly established and no one will be able to take it away from them no matter how long it takes. The Kingdom also asserts that lasting peace will not be achieved except by returning to the logic of reason and accepting the principle of peaceful coexistence through the two state solution.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 09 February 2025/10 Sha'aban 1446
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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