ARAB LEADERS REJECT TRUMP'S PLAN

Arab leaders meeting in Cairo adopted a declaration on Monday rejecting the so-called peace plan for Gaza put forward by US President Donald Trump, which supports the forced exile of the inhabitants of the Palestinian enclave.

A population of 2 million people cannot be forced to abandon their lands and homes to find themselves in exile, although in this case they would be welcomed in Jordan, Egypt and other Arab countries.

Since the US president presented his plan, international opinion in the Arab nations expressed that it is an exile that is condemned by the United Nations and by various international institutions. Peace in Gaza cannot come through the expulsion of its inhabitants.

The plan would lead to the colonisation of Gaza and the establishment of new Jewish settlements on its territory. It is a completely irrational act from the point of view of humanitarian law and international law.

It was known that President Trump, given his complicity with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, would not act logically and neutrally in the occupied territories and in Gaza with greater effort to satisfy the Jewish leaders.

The President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, who remains in transition, has pointed out for his part that Trump's proposals "are a crime that cannot be carried out" despite the efforts made by the White House.

The Arab countries, in light of Trump's first presidential term, have become convinced that they cannot expect the slightest support from the American president. In reality, what interests him is to increase his exports to the Arab world, with a greater interest in oil and natural gas.

The Arab leaders naturally support the reconstruction of Gaza, in ruins for more than 45 percent of the territory, but this work of rebuilding the enclave cannot be done either morally or materially if the Palestinian population is expelled.

It is important to report that Menachem Klein, a professor of political science at Bar-Ilan University, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, backed by his ultranationalist-religious cabinet members, is seemingly “looking for an excuse” to continue the war despite the public pressure to extend the ceasefire.