Sen. Lindsey Graham (Rs.C.) said Monday that he believes there is a “very little appetite” among Americans due to Gaza's US acquisition.
“One thing I say is that I have little appetite I saw to take over Gaza in some form, shape, or form in the US Senate,” Graham said at a press conference in Israel. Overseas delegation standing among his Senate colleagues.
“I think that's going to be a difficult sale in South Carolina,” Graham said.
Graham's remarks come as President Trump doubled his controversial plan to take over war-torn Gaza and resettle around two million Palestinians in the region elsewhere.
“The US will take over the Gaza Strip. We will do our job. We own it, dismantle all the dangerous mis-blown bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site and remove it. “We have the responsibility to take responsibility. At a press conference earlier this month, Trump formulated his plan, demolished the building and leveled it out.”
“We're creating economic development that supplies unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people in our community, doing real jobs and doing something different,” Trump said at the time.
Graham, a Trump ally who works extensively with leaders in the region, told a news conference that he spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other government officials about Trump's plans in Gaza that night. .
“In their view, the Palestinians should be given the opportunity to leave if they wish,” Graham said of his conversation with Israeli officials.
“I support that,” Graham added.
However, Graham made it clear that it would be up to the Palestinians to decide whether or not they would leave.
“I will work with Israel to find a country that will host Palestinians if they choose to leave, but we are not talking about forced departures by Israel or anyone else,” he adds. I did.
