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145 Democrats demand Trump retract Gaza 'takeover' comments: Axios

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  • Source: Axios
  • 13 Feb 2025 22:01
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Democratic lawmakers expressed alarm at how a US president would "advocate for the forcible removal and permanent displacement of two million people."

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  • 145 Democrats demand Trump retract Gaza 'takeover' comments: Axios
    President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington (AP)

More than two-thirds of House Democrats have signed a letter to President Trump demanding he rescind his "dangerous" statements suggesting that the US "take over" the Gaza Strip, Axios reported.

Trump's remarks have sparked condemnation from members of both parties, with even some Republicans claiming that they are unrealistic and contradict Trump's alleged non-interventionist foreign policy.

At a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, Trump stated that the United States "will take over," "own," and transform the Gaza Strip into the "Riviera of the Middle East."

To make matters worse, he revealed this week that Palestinians would not have the right to return to Gaza, stating of the territory, "I would own this."

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In the letter obtained by Axios, lawmakers expressed alarm at how a US president would "advocate for the forcible removal and permanent displacement of two million people."

It was signed by 145 of the 215 House Democrats, led by Representatives Sean Casten (D-Ill.) and Brad Sherman (D-Calif.).

They stated that such a move would "not only be morally indefensible," but would also hurt the US' worldwide reputation, endanger US troops, and potentially lead to more terrorism.

They also believe Trump's remarks "risk jeopardizing the opportunity for the United States to work with our Arab partners" on Gaza reconstruction and a peaceful resolution in occupied Palestine. 

Earlier on Thursday, over 350 rabbis, along with other signatories, such as Jewish creatives and activists, signed an ad in The New York Times condemning Donald Trump's proposal to effectively "ethnically cleanse" Palestinians from Gaza.

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