President Donald Trump reportedly said after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. plans to take over the Gaza Strip for economic development and suggested that Palestinians currently living in Gaza be relocated to other countries for resettlement.
The statement blew up globally.
Immediately, it drew a series of objections.
Many allies of the United States, including the United States, clearly opposed Trump’s remarks.
According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and others, the forcible transfer of population from an occupied territory is a war crime or crime against humanity. Trump’s plan to take over Gaza is essentially tantamount to ethnic cleansing and a blatant violation of international law.
As a result, even countries that have been cavalier with Trump have spoken out publicly and clearly against his rhetoric.
Netanyahu and Trump
Allies can’t sit still.
In response to Trump’s out-of-character remarks, German Foreign Minister Berbke said the deportation of Palestinians is unacceptable and a violation of international law.
British Foreign Secretary Lammy During his visit to Kiev, he also rebutted Trump on the Palestinian issue, saying we must see that the Palestinians are able to thrive in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
For its part, France has been more direct, making it clear that the Gaza Strip should not be controlled by a third party.
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a statement emphasizing its firm stance on independent Palestinian statehood and rejecting any attempts to move Palestinians out of Gaza.
For its part, the United Nations has been consistent in its position that the two-State solution must be upheld.
In fact, not only is there unanimous opposition from the outside, but even within the U.S. government, indicating that Trump’s comments have indeed sparked public outrage.
We all know that Trump is biased in favor of Israel and against the two-state solution, and we didn’t think it would be biased to this extent, but no one is going to spoil you in this kind of thing.
Flag of the Exterminating State and the Flag of the European Union
The allies are taking advantage of the situation
It’s also important to note that America’s allies have spoken out against it, and are also playing on the theme.
Since Trump took office, U.S. foreign policy has tended toward unilateralism, abandoning the past model of cooperation with allies. This has disappointed many traditional allies in Europe and the Middle East.
Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza is certainly a breaking point that
gives these countries an opportunity to speak out against US diplomatic dominance. They hope to use this opportunity to re-emphasize the importance of multilateralism and to promote international cooperation to avoid more instability brought about by U.S.-led unilateral policies.
Unlike other issues, some may support Trump, it is difficult to form a unified voice of criticism, in the case of the Palestinian issue, the West still has to adhere to the two-state solution on the surface, and they are also biased in favor of Israel, but they can’t violate this basic consensus, so they don’t have to worry about other allies backing down when criticizing, and it eventually becomes a swarm of people who are directly fighting a new battle against Trump.
President Trump.
America can’t do whatever it wants.
The collective opposition of allies is more than enough to tell Trump the fact that the US can’t do whatever it wants.
For a long time, the United States, as a global superpower, has often acted as the world’s policeman, believing that its policies and decisions cannot be questioned. However, this incident highlights the fact that even traditional U.S. allies dare to openly oppose U.S. policies, especially when it comes to major issues of international law and regional security.
It is expected that this will become the main way for U.S. allies to confront Trump, i.e., sticking to the international framework and countering Trump’s unilateralism based on an international consensus, which, if Trump persists in his unilateral policies, will isolate the U.S. and ultimately reduce it to the status of a commander-in-chief.
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