Raja Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday told Donald Trump that his country would take some 2,000 sick children from war -torn Gaza, but pushed back against the US President’s plan to handle the Palestinian region and send his population into exile.
Abdullah said on social media, “I reiterated the stable position of Jordan against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank. There should be priority for. ” after talking.
However, he told Trump that Egypt was working on the scheme of how the countries of the region could “work” on the proposal with Trump.
Jordan’s emperor also appeared to offer a sweetener to Trump, who floated the possibility of stopping American aid to Jordan just a day before the journey if it did not take the refugee.
Abdullah welcomed Trump and Crown Prince Hussain at the Oval Office, saying, “One of the things we can do immediately is 2,000 children, cancer children who are very sick state. It is possible.”
Trump replied that it was “really a beautiful gesture” and said that he did not know about it before Jordan came to the White House.
The American leader shocked the world when he announced a proposal last week to “take Gaza” to the United States, imagined the reconstruction of the devastated region in “Rivera of the Middle East” – but only the Palestinians again After settling from, there is no plan, without any plan, without any plan. To return for them ever.
Abdullah urged patiently and said that Egypt was coming with a reaction and the Arab nations would then discuss it in a conversation in Riyadh.
Abdullah said, “Wait until the Egyptians can come and present to the President and move ahead of themselves.”
“I don’t have to threaten this. I am sure we are above it.”
– ‘tough guy’ –
Trump, however, showed that despite the fact that “Gaza” continued his plan for Gaza that it is a home of more than two million Palestinians, stating that it would be held under the “US Authority”.
“We don’t have to buy. We are going to Gaza,” said Trump.
“We are going to take it, we are going to catch it, we are going to cherish it.”
But Trump, who created his luck as a real estate tycoon, however denied that he would try to develop property personally in Gaza. “No, I made a great career in real estate,” he said.
The meeting took place when Trump warned the Gaza ceasefire after warning on Monday, if Hamas fails to release all the hostages by Saturday, the “All Hell” would break.
Trump said he suspects that the Palestinian terrorist group would follow the ultimatum – but played a long -term danger for efforts to create a permanent peace between Israel and Hamas.
“It doesn’t take a long time,” Trump said. “A bullying is the weakest person, and they are bullies. Hamas bulls.”
Raja and Crown Prince of Jordan first met Mike Waltz, the National Security Advisor of Trump.
King Abdullah is a prominent American ally, but rejected the “any attempt” to control the Palestinian territories last week and displace his people.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is expected to visit the White House later this week, urged the rebuilding of Gaza on Tuesday “without displacing the Palestinians”.
Analysts say the issue is particularly an existence for Jordan.
Half of Jordan’s 11 million population is of Palestinian origin, and since the establishment of Israel in 1948, many Palestinians have sought shelter there.
In 1970, known as “Black September”, clashes between the Jordan’s army and Palestinian groups led by Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) erupted.
As a result, those groups were expelled.
But Jordan also knows about economic pressure that Trump can exercise. Every year, Jordan gets about $ 750 million in financial aid from Washington and another $ 350 million in military aid.
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