Speaking of the two Israeli neighbors, Aaron David Miller, a former US Middle East peace negotiator, said on CNN: “It’s not a real estate deal for them, it’s not even a humanitarian issue for them. It’s an existential issue.”

Trump's vision of a Gaza Strip cleared of Palestinians redeveloped into a beach resort under U.S. control has revived an idea floated by his son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Mr. Trump’s America First vision is a one-way street that erects walls to keep illegal immigrants out but demands other territories give way to American security concerns, or development whims.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump proposed to take over Gaza, planning to develop it into the 'Riviera of the Middle East.' His idea has sparked international controversy, receiving both support and condemnation.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan More than 75 years after the Nakba, when many Palestinians were driven from their homes into Gaza, and for more than a half-century, since 1967, of direct Israeli occupation,

By Steve Holland, Matt Spetalnick, Jeff Mason and John Irish WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's proposal for the U.S. to take over war-ruined Gaza and create a "Riviera of the Middle East" after resettling Palestinians elsewhere has shattered U.