LONDON – Jordan has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s recent comment about not asking residents of the Gaza Strip to leave the Palestinian coastal territory.
Sufyan Qudah, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday that Jordan remained committed to achieving a peace that was acceptable to the Palestinians and Israelis, and that it would partner the US in efforts toward that end. He emphasized that the only viable path to security, stability, and peace in the Middle East was the establishment of a Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Trump said on Wednesday that “nobody is expelling any Palestinians” from Gaza. His comment was made in response to a reporter’s question during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin at the White House.
Trump’s statement contradicts his suggested plan in February for the US to take over Gaza, resettle Palestinians to neighboring countries, and turn the territory into the “Riviera of the Middle East.”
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