by Richard
In the first week of February 2025, the headlines around the world were all focused on the President of the United States plan to “take over Gaza”. A typical news item at that time can be found [here].
The reaction to this proposal was just about unanimous. The proposal was not receiving a warm (or even ”considered’ response) from world bodies, the leaders of many nations, or even the various aid agencies that are on the ground in Gaza. Typical of those responses can be read [here], [here] or [here]. A report from Emissary (located here) said that the president’s plan had “sparked rare unity in the Middle East” in their united opposition against the proposal.
A headline from an article on the German Marshall Fund site located [here] is “Don’t Like Trump’s Gaza Plan? Offer another”. Which was rather prophetic as there has been a deluge of opinions that put forward various options. One I found was unique as it suggested that the northern African nation of Lybia was the ‘best option’. You can read it [here]. World leaders continue to scramble in finding an alternate solution to the problem of Gaza.
I found an article, dated 26 Feb 2025, that suggests a reason why resettling the population of Gaza is a huge problem for any nation, particularly Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan. The title of the article is “What country would accept relocated Gazans?” It can be found [here].