cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/25627002

By Yasmine El-Sabawi in Washington
Published date: 5 February 2025 02:09 GMT

"On Tuesday, at a stunning joint press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump announced the US will be taking over and running Gaza, potentially for the foreseeable future.

“Everybody I’ve spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land, developing and creating thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent,” Trump told reporters after a three-hour meeting with Netanyahu. "

  • _stranger_@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    I’m certain this was exactly Kamala’s plan. She never said the magic combination of words that means she believes exactly what I want her to believe, so obviously this would have happened either way.

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      11 hours ago

      She said she would do nothing different. The genocide was obvious for months prior. Why would you continue defending this at this point? It’s been gross for over a year. Dems lost for many reasons, and on this issue it is fucking inexcusable.

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        10 hours ago

        Harris’s plan: Gazans continue to suffer with constant bombardments and crumbling infrastructure. The US offers minor humanitarian aid and pays lip service to their plight.

        Trump’s plan: Extermination of all Gazans in a massive US-backed and Israeli-executed ethnic cleansing campaign in order to turn Gaza into a vacation spot for rich Israelis. Possible location for the next Trump hotel and casino.

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        11 hours ago

        She said she would do nothing different from Biden.

        This is different from Biden. Very different.

        Believe it or not, things can get worse even if they were bad before and pretending this was Harris’ plan as well is just silly.

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            10 hours ago

            Please quote me defending genocide. Unless that was just a lie to gain some kind of foothold in a silly internet argument.

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                9 hours ago

                That’s the edited version. In the original, you accused me personally of defending genocide. You know people can see you edited a comment with the pencil icon there, right?

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                  8 hours ago

                  It’s when your views align with “acceptable levels of genocide,” I think you’ve lost the plot and are not a voice someone should be listening to.

                  Edit: this is what’s being removed…and related comments

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                    9 hours ago

                    Please show my views aligning with those. You should easily be able to quote me.

                    You won’t, because it is a lie.

                    Edit: FYI, downvoting me doesn’t make your lie the truth.

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                10 hours ago

                I can’t remove any comments in this community, I’m not a moderator here.

                Seems like you’re very good at pointing fingers at the wrong people.