How Trump triggered a Middle East storm by answering four Daily Mail questions
- Donald Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday evening
- The result was uproar in the Middle East over his plans to rebuild Gaza
By Sunday morning, the Middle East was in uproar. Hardline Israelis were jubilant while Palestinian officials were furious that they had been sold out.
In between, he was asked four questions by a Daily Mail reporter aboard Air Force One for more information about his call with King Abdullah II of Jordan.
My WhatsApp feeds included a statement from Gershon Baskin, an Israeli who negotiated with Hamas and who is the Middle East director of the International Communities Organization. ‘I hope that he understands that what he is suggesting is ethnic cleansing and should never even be whispered as a wish,’ he said. ‘Here’s my proposal to President Trump – let’s make believe that you didn’t even say it and some journalist (even the good one who first reported it) was mistaken.’
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