Leaders throughout the Arab world categorically rejected Trump’s plan, including Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, who issued a joint letter condemning the forcible transfer of Palestinians out of Gaza as a threat to peace in the region, as reported in the New York Times.

The ideal of remaining on one’s land despite threats of expulsion is at the heart of the Palestinians’ struggle and self-identity, and was on vivid display last week when hundreds of thousands returned to northern Gaza despite its near-total destruction.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, proposing a major shift in Middle East policy, called for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip and relocate roughly two million Palestinians to neighboring Arab countries. His goal, he said, is to turn the war-ravaged enclave into the "Riviera of the Middle East."