Donald Trump Seeks Gaza Displacement to Jordan or Egypt, French Analysis Says

A French analysis in The Conversation says Donald Trump’s plan for the future of Gaza surprised observers and argues it reflects “l’influence du sionisme chrétien” within his administration and American evangelical circles.

“Washington, DC – It is a question that reaches a fever pitch this time of year for Palestinian survivors and rights advocates: Can the United States government create just policy in the Middle East without a full accounting — or recognition — of Palestinian history”

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The article says that on 25 janvier, Donald Trump declared he wanted « nettoyer » Gaza by organizing a massive displacement plan for its two million inhabitants, estimated before the war began in October 2023, to Jordan or Egypt.

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It adds that the idea of relocating Palestinians and assigning control of part of Palestinian territory to a power like the United States is described as part of Christian Zionist discourse since the mid-19th century, and says this was the first time it was expressed at the highest level of American politics.

The Conversation also links Trump’s announcement to Israeli figures including Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir, and says they defend a policy of encouraging “l’« émigration volontaire »” of Gaza residents.

The same analysis frames the plan as tied to a Christian Zionist political argument that separates Arab and Jewish populations, citing a 1988 peace proposal by William Lovell Hull to Yitzhak Shamir and Joe Clark.

In Washington, D.C., House.gov says Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) re-introduced a resolution titled “Recognizing the Ongoing Nakba and Palestinian Refugees’ Rights,” noting that May 15, 2026 marks the 78th anniversary of the Nakba.

House.gov quotes Tlaib saying, “The Nakba never ended. Today, the Israeli apartheid regime is committing genocide in Gaza,” and it adds that the resolution calls on Congress to reinstate support for UNRWA.

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The Middle East Monitor likewise reports that Tlaib reintroduced the resolution ahead of the 78th anniversary on May 15 and says she accused Benjamin Netanyahu and his government of seeking to permanently displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

In the same Middle East Monitor account, Tlaib is quoted saying, “True peace must be built on justice and the inalienable right of return for Palestinian refugees,” and the article says the resolution is co-sponsored by Democratic lawmakers including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Betty McCollum.

House.gov also lists cosponsors including André Carson (IN-07), Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Al Green (TX-09), Henry “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (GA-04), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14).

Al Jazeera reports that Thursday’s push for US recognition of the Nakba centers on whether Washington can create “just policy” without a full accounting of Palestinian history, and it says the US does not recognise the Nakba even as it asserts influence and maintains “ironclad support for the Israeli government.”

“Creating new perspectives since 2009 May 14, 2026 at 7:10 pm US Representative Rashida Tlaib speaks during press conference as the family of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and members of Congress gather outside the US Capitol demanding justice and accountability for the killing of Eygi in Washington DC, United States on December 17, 2024”

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The outlet quotes Khaled Elgindy, a senior fellow at the Quincy Institute, saying, “If you only acknowledge the humanity and suffering of one side, that forces you also to ignore historical realities that are still with us today,” and it adds that the US has taken an active role under the second administration of President Donald Trump, including establishing the “Board of Peace” to oversee reconstruction of Gaza.

Al Jazeera also says Elgindy argues the US is “inextricably tied to the Palestinian issue,” and it quotes him: “For better or worse, mostly for worse, the United States is inextricably tied to the Palestinian issue,” while calling recognition of the Nakba a “fundamental” corrective step.

The article states that Tlaib’s latest legislative effort is “largely symbolic” with “little chance of progressing in Congress,” which it describes as predominantly pro-Israel, and it says the resolution is the fifth consecutive time she has put forward the bill.

It further reports that the latest version carries 12 co-sponsors, up from six when it was first introduced in 2022, and includes Tlaib’s video-conference line: “We know that Palestinian history has been one of the ongoing Nakba and the ethnic cleansing campaign since the creation [of Israel] in 1948.”