Participants at the Arab League summit on Gaza, Cairo, March 4, 2025. (Credit: AFP Photo/HO/Egyptian presidency photo)
On Tuesday, Arab countries proposed an alternative to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to displace Gazans from the enclave and place the territory under U.S. control. The 22 member states of the Arab League, which met in Cairo for an emergency summit, approved an Egyptian plan that sharply contrasts with Trump’s ‘Middle East Riviera’ vision. It includes the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip — without displacing its inhabitants — under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority (PA).A few hours after its announcement, the Trump administration rejected the Arab proposal, arguing that it “does not address the reality that Gaza is currently uninhabitable,” a statement by the White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes. Read more Arabs set aside disagreements to unite against Trump on Gaza issue Was this...
On Tuesday, Arab countries proposed an alternative to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to displace Gazans from the enclave and place the territory under U.S. control. The 22 member states of the Arab League, which met in Cairo for an emergency summit, approved an Egyptian plan that sharply contrasts with Trump’s ‘Middle East Riviera’ vision. It includes the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip — without displacing its inhabitants — under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority (PA).A few hours after its announcement, the Trump administration rejected the Arab proposal, arguing that it “does not address the reality that Gaza is currently uninhabitable,” a statement by the White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes. Read more Arabs set aside disagreements to unite against Trump on Gaza issue...