Former President Donald Trump continues to assert that the Palestinian people will be forcibly expelled from the Gaza Strip, with neighboring countries like Jordan and Egypt expected to absorb large numbers of refugees. However, Palestinian-American journalist Dr. Ramzy Baroud questions the plausibility of this claim, pointing out that if Israel were capable of such ethnic cleansing, it would have done so by now.
In a recent interview, Dr. Baroud emphasized that Trump holds no real leverage over the Palestinian people. He argued that Trump is attempting to pressure Arab nations, hoping they will convince Palestinians to comply with his demands.
Dr. Baroud highlighted Gaza’s remarkable resilience, stating, “Gaza has survived the Israeli genocide, resisted, pushed back, and in many interpretations even defeated the Israeli Army—what no other Arab army in the past has done.”
He also noted that Gaza achieved this despite being isolated from both international and Arab support, while Israel fought with American arms.
Ramzy Baroud is a US-Palestinian journalist, media consultant, an author, internationally-syndicated columnist, Editor of Palestine Chronicle (1999-present), former Managing Editor of London-based Middle East Eye, former Editor-in-Chief of The Brunei Times and former Deputy Managing Editor of Al Jazeera online. Baroud’s work has been published in hundreds of newspapers and journals worldwide, and is the author of six books and a contributor to many others. Baroud is also a regular guest on many television and radio programs including RT, Al Jazeera, CNN International, BBC, ABC Australia, National Public Radio, Press TV, TRT, and many other stations. Baroud was inducted as an Honorary Member into the Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society, NU OMEGA Chapter of Oakland University, Feb 18, 2020.
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