Former President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said the lives of Palestinians could be vastly improved if they focused on building “valuable” infrastructure instead of terrorist tunnels. .
Kushner made the remarks in an interview with Harvard Kennedy School published by the Middle East Initiative earlier this month. The interview focused on the future of Gaza and the Palestinian people after the end of Israel’s retaliatory war against Hamas.
“Gaza’s waterfront assets could become extremely valuable if people focused on building livelihoods,” Kushner said. “If you think about all the money that went into this tunnel system and all the munitions, what could have been done if it had been spent on education and innovation?”
“It’s a bit of an unfortunate situation, but from an Israeli perspective, they’re going to do their best to get people out and then clean it up,” Kushner added. “But I don’t think Israel has said it doesn’t want people to come back there afterwards.”
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Former President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said the lives of Palestinians could be vastly improved if they focused on building “valuable” infrastructure instead of terrorist tunnels. . (Fox News)
Kushner on Tuesday clarified and defended his comments after being criticized for being indifferent to the situation in Palestine.
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“I have seen how the Palestinian people have watched their leaders waste decades of Western aid on tunnels and weapons rather than improving their lives. “I express my regret,” he wrote.
“I support this and believe that the lives of Palestinians will only improve when the international community and the people begin to demand accountability from their leaders,” he added.
Photo of Gaza port during peacetime. Kushner encouraged the Palestinians to develop “extremely valuable” assets in the region. (Majidi Fatih/TPS)
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Kushner’s comments come as Israel prepares to deal the final blow to Hamas in the Gaza Strip with an invasion of the border town of Rafah. However, President Biden’s administration opposes these plans, arguing that the cost of civilian lives would be too high.
