President Donald J. Trump insisted last Thursday that Egypt and Jordan would accept displaced Gazans, despite reports that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II both rejected his plan to relocate Gazans from the war-torn Strip. ”
They will do it,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the Egyptian and Jordanian rejection, and whether he would consider imposing tariffs on either country to pressure them. “They’re going to do it. We do a lot for them, and they’re going to do it.”
Officials from Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia are in talks for an emergency meeting for all the Arab states to publicly oppose Trump’s proposal and exert pressure on him to reconsider his position, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the discussions.
President Donald Trump will be welcoming King Abdullah II of Jordan to the White House this week. Will Trump apply pressure on him to accept his plan to relocate Gazans? Will he get the Arab nations to agree to his proposal? Trump is the master deal maker. We continue to watch this one closely to see how it turns out.