Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya
Source: NBC
The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, five people with knowledge of the effort told NBC News.
The plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libyas leadership, two people with direct knowledge of the plans and a former U.S. official said.
In exchange for the resettling of Palestinians, the administration would potentially release to Libya billions of dollars of funds that the U.S. froze more than a decade ago, those three people said.
No final agreement has been reached, and Israel has been kept informed of the administrations discussions, the same three sources said.
The State Department and the National Security Council did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official, said that Hamas, the U.S.-designated terrorist group that has run Gaza, was not aware of any discussions about moving Palestinians to Libya.
Palestinians are very rooted in their homeland, very strongly committed to the homeland and they are ready to fight up to the end and to sacrifice anything to defend their land, their homeland, their families, and the future of their children, Naim said in response to questions from NBC News. [Palestinians] are exclusively the only party who have the right to decide for the Palestinians, including Gaza and Gazans, what to do and what not to do.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-administration-working-plan-move-1-million-palestinians-libya-rcna207224
Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya
— MSNBC (@msnbc.com) 2025-05-16T20:09:15.839Z
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Norrrm
(1,614 posts)"potentially release to Libya billions of dollars of funds"
How much of that would you expect Libya to expend on the new immigrants?
SunSeeker
(55,811 posts)The other Arab countries don't care about the Palestinians either.
They just hate Israel.
Trump knows that.
Norrrm
(1,614 posts)Dyedinthewoolliberal
(16,103 posts)Donald will want a kick back.....
PhylliPretzel
(187 posts)The Crown Price of Saudi Arabia, MbS, was quoted as saying that he didn't care about the Palestinians, but his people did, so therefore, he did. I don't know what to make of this, but the Arab League nations did say that there would be no normalization with Israel until there was a Palestinian State. Adios Abraham Accords.
Perhaps the depth of the depravity of Israel's bombing and siege have so alarmed the Arab leaders that they may take action.
Bernardo de La Paz
(55,927 posts)creeksneakers2
(7,669 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(163,402 posts)mahina
(19,757 posts)all. of. this.
People are starving to death, childrenʻs lives and futures are ended and damaged permanently, tears beyond counting, and we are helping this happen? Because we donʻt like Hamas, that Netanyahu supported, funded, propped up? That they donʻt want either?
Shame!
We canʻt even fund World Central Kitchen to help anymore, they wonʻt let anyone in with food.
What they unholy hell? And now theyʻll be swept up like rubbish? Moved without agency from *their own land*?
delisen
(6,992 posts)This is stealing the property of the Palestinians and removing them to a reservation.
Basically a Trail of Tears operation.
I believe there is a similar plan among the Billionaire Tech Bos for the US
Richard D
(9,775 posts). . . relocation is on a voluntary basis, (as it probably will be), and I'd bet money on this never happening anyway.
PSPS
(14,555 posts)Vinca
(52,077 posts)bluestarone
(19,826 posts)MONEY from ALL OF US here in America, so he can have quote "A WONDERFUL LIFE". Well i say a big FUCK YOU!!
Prairie Gates
(5,083 posts)A major militia leader was killed earlier in the week, so his militia and the rival militia (thought to be responsible) have been engaging in open warfare on the streets of the capital.
Is there any responsible journalist in the entire United States who is willing to say that even this plan is illegal and insane? Or are they all too busy tut-tutting Biden staffers a la Jake Tapper?
liberalgunwilltravel
(811 posts)Can these monsters be any more evil or clueless?
Norrrm
(1,614 posts)Trump says Palestinians wouldn't be allowed back into Gaza under his plan
"We'll build beautiful communities for the 1.9 million people. We'll build beautiful communities, safe communities could be five, six, could be two, but we'll build safe communities a little bit away from where they are, where all of this danger is,..."
Trump continued, "In the meantime, I would own this..."
DJ Synikus Makisimus
(1,071 posts)On second thought, that wouldn't be very moderate, and the DNC might expel us for the suggestion
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Iamscrewed
(299 posts)Sounds like another march of tears.
provocateur7
(3 posts)Clearing the way for a Trump Org. resort, as he promised.
Solly Mack
(95,003 posts)See how that works out.
JohnSJ
(98,721 posts)such move.
Picaro
(1,957 posts)Trump hasnt been joking about taking Gaza and turning it into a Mediterranean tourist mecca.
Historically, Gaza was often a setting of beauty and luxury. Prior to the 1st Crusades Gaza was a beautiful place that was left alone during innumerable conflictsuntil the Crusaders arrived and it was utterly despoiled.
Now the uber capitalists want to remove the populace and develop the area. Trump is not alone in these desires.
AZ8theist
(6,719 posts)LudwigPastorius
(12,476 posts)That is a crime against humanity.
https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule129
NBachers
(18,510 posts)There will be unrelenting attacks on the Gaza Gold Coast after they're moved.
RainCaster
(12,864 posts)Since 1948 those Palestinians have been on subsistence. Now they get moved again? This is so wrong in my mind.
BurnDoubt
(483 posts)Build a COUNTRY for the Uber-Filthy-Rich, with its own "Iron Dome" and Nukes., where they can rule the world.
FadedMullet
(180 posts)......call it beachfront property.
FadedMullet
(180 posts)......little older they could pass for concentration camp survivors,
Botany
(74,202 posts)Btw has anybody asked the Libyans about this?
sinkingfeeling
(55,202 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(163,402 posts)Evolve Dammit
(20,647 posts)louis-t
(24,328 posts)
ananda
(31,800 posts)Grrr