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LetMyPeopleVote

(164,412 posts)
Fri May 16, 2025, 04:14 PM May 16

Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya

Source: NBC

The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, five people with knowledge of the effort told NBC News.

The plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libya’s leadership, two people with direct knowledge of the plans and a former U.S. official said.

In exchange for the resettling of Palestinians, the administration would potentially release to Libya billions of dollars of funds that the U.S. froze more than a decade ago, those three people said.

No final agreement has been reached, and Israel has been kept informed of the administration’s discussions, the same three sources said.

The State Department and the National Security Council did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official, said that Hamas, the U.S.-designated terrorist group that has run Gaza, was not aware of any discussions about moving Palestinians to Libya.

“Palestinians are very rooted in their homeland, very strongly committed to the homeland and they are ready to fight up to the end and to sacrifice anything to defend their land, their homeland, their families, and the future of their children,” Naim said in response to questions from NBC News. “[Palestinians] are exclusively the only party who have the right to decide for the Palestinians, including Gaza and Gazans, what to do and what not to do.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-administration-working-plan-move-1-million-palestinians-libya-rcna207224



Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya

MSNBC (@msnbc.com) 2025-05-16T20:09:15.839Z


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Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote May 16 OP
Who is going to build the beautiful housing for them that Trump talked about? Norrrm May 16 #1
The corrupt Libyan government will steal the money and keep Gazans in refugee tents. SunSeeker May 16 #3
It's a shocker, ain't it? Norrrm May 16 #5
Plus Dyedinthewoolliberal May 16 #7
Re:Other Arab countries don't care about the Palestinians . . . PhylliPretzel May 16 #20
Ethnic cleansing. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 16 #2
Exactly what it is! creeksneakers2 May 17 #24
That is the plan LetMyPeopleVote May 17 #32
SHAME mahina May 16 #4
Despicable plan is to make money for Trump family delisen May 16 #6
What if . . . Richard D May 16 #8
All of Gaza looks like the background in that picture. There are no buildings left standing anymore. PSPS May 16 #9
Well, I guess he has to empty it before he can bring in the bulldozers for Trump Gaza. Vinca May 16 #10
TSF is all about building golf courses and GAZA hotels, resorts, and taking bluestarone May 16 #11
Libya is in the middle of a civil war...there have been firefights around Tripoli all week Prairie Gates May 16 #12
Move the Trumps and his administration to Libya. liberalgunwilltravel May 16 #13
Trump on deporting Palestinians from their own land.... "In the meantime, I would own this..." Norrrm May 16 #14
I suppose we could make it a platform item to forcibly relocate MAGAts to Libya. DJ Synikus Makisimus May 16 #15
When will the stupidity end Iamscrewed May 16 #16
Mediterranean resort provocateur7 May 16 #17
I think eventually the Trump Regime should be relocated to the North Sentinel Island. Solly Mack May 16 #18
He has no authority to do that. I thought the international, and the parties in the region already rejected any JohnSJ May 16 #19
Trump and his uber capitalist cronies are very serious about taking Gaza Picaro May 16 #21
How about we move ONE fucking treasonous scumbag ASSHOLE MORON to Guantanamo??? AZ8theist May 16 #22
...and if they don't want to go, you and Benny are going to do it anyway? LudwigPastorius May 16 #23
I say dump the entire *rump Administration into the middle of Libya. NBachers May 17 #25
They were moved out and it became Israel RainCaster May 17 #26
If You Lived Here, You'd Be (in somebody else's) Home Now!!!! Uglyarchystan... BurnDoubt May 17 #27
Netanyahu and the extreme Israeli right wing are pretty transparent about wanting "Liebenschraum", but they just.... FadedMullet May 17 #28
Just saw TV images of starving children in Gaza that sure look like the victims of famine in Africa. If they were a..... FadedMullet May 17 #29
ATTN Krasnov Libya is not under your control Botany May 17 #30
So buying ethnic cleansing so he can build a resort. sinkingfeeling May 17 #31
trump has a video for his new resort -trump Gaza LetMyPeopleVote May 17 #33
the new "Trail of Tears" like his hero Andrew Jackson Evolve Dammit May 17 #34
What could possibly go wrong? louis-t May 17 #35
Gonna free it up for Jared to take over and rebuild. ananda May 17 #36
If he uses that deportation airline "Drump em Fast", it should take no more than 100 years or so. Wonder Why May 17 #37

Norrrm

(1,837 posts)
1. Who is going to build the beautiful housing for them that Trump talked about?
Fri May 16, 2025, 04:20 PM
May 16

"potentially release to Libya billions of dollars of funds"

How much of that would you expect Libya to expend on the new immigrants?

SunSeeker

(55,960 posts)
3. The corrupt Libyan government will steal the money and keep Gazans in refugee tents.
Fri May 16, 2025, 04:34 PM
May 16

The other Arab countries don't care about the Palestinians either.

They just hate Israel.

Trump knows that.

PhylliPretzel

(188 posts)
20. Re:Other Arab countries don't care about the Palestinians . . .
Fri May 16, 2025, 11:27 PM
May 16

The Crown Price of Saudi Arabia, MbS, was quoted as saying that he didn't care about the Palestinians, but his people did, so therefore, he did. I don't know what to make of this, but the Arab League nations did say that there would be no normalization with Israel until there was a Palestinian State. Adios Abraham Accords.
Perhaps the depth of the depravity of Israel's bombing and siege have so alarmed the Arab leaders that they may take action.

mahina

(19,790 posts)
4. SHAME
Fri May 16, 2025, 04:34 PM
May 16

all. of. this.
People are starving to death, childrenʻs lives and futures are ended and damaged permanently, tears beyond counting, and we are helping this happen? Because we donʻt like Hamas, that Netanyahu supported, funded, propped up? That they donʻt want either?

Shame!

We canʻt even fund World Central Kitchen to help anymore, they wonʻt let anyone in with food.

What they unholy hell? And now theyʻll be swept up like rubbish? Moved without agency from *their own land*?

delisen

(7,020 posts)
6. Despicable plan is to make money for Trump family
Fri May 16, 2025, 04:43 PM
May 16

This is stealing the property of the Palestinians and removing them to a reservation.

Basically a Trail of Tears operation.

I believe there is a similar plan among the Billionaire Tech Bo’s for the US

Richard D

(9,898 posts)
8. What if . . .
Fri May 16, 2025, 04:55 PM
May 16

. . . relocation is on a voluntary basis, (as it probably will be), and I'd bet money on this never happening anyway.

PSPS

(14,587 posts)
9. All of Gaza looks like the background in that picture. There are no buildings left standing anymore.
Fri May 16, 2025, 04:58 PM
May 16

bluestarone

(19,834 posts)
11. TSF is all about building golf courses and GAZA hotels, resorts, and taking
Fri May 16, 2025, 05:19 PM
May 16

MONEY from ALL OF US here in America, so he can have quote "A WONDERFUL LIFE". Well i say a big FUCK YOU!!

Prairie Gates

(5,190 posts)
12. Libya is in the middle of a civil war...there have been firefights around Tripoli all week
Fri May 16, 2025, 05:48 PM
May 16

A major militia leader was killed earlier in the week, so his militia and the rival militia (thought to be responsible) have been engaging in open warfare on the streets of the capital.

Is there any responsible journalist in the entire United States who is willing to say that even this plan is illegal and insane? Or are they all too busy tut-tutting Biden staffers a la Jake Tapper?

Norrrm

(1,837 posts)
14. Trump on deporting Palestinians from their own land.... "In the meantime, I would own this..."
Fri May 16, 2025, 06:59 PM
May 16
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-palestinians-wouldnt-allowed-back-gaza-plan-rcna191491

Trump says Palestinians wouldn't be allowed back into Gaza under his plan

"We'll build beautiful communities for the 1.9 million people. We'll build beautiful communities, safe communities — could be five, six, could be two, but we'll build safe communities a little bit away from where they are, where all of this danger is,..."

Trump continued, "In the meantime, I would own this..."

DJ Synikus Makisimus

(1,074 posts)
15. I suppose we could make it a platform item to forcibly relocate MAGAts to Libya.
Fri May 16, 2025, 07:54 PM
May 16

On second thought, that wouldn't be very moderate, and the DNC might expel us for the suggestion
.

Solly Mack

(95,066 posts)
18. I think eventually the Trump Regime should be relocated to the North Sentinel Island.
Fri May 16, 2025, 09:57 PM
May 16

See how that works out.

JohnSJ

(98,831 posts)
19. He has no authority to do that. I thought the international, and the parties in the region already rejected any
Fri May 16, 2025, 11:17 PM
May 16

such move.

Picaro

(2,021 posts)
21. Trump and his uber capitalist cronies are very serious about taking Gaza
Fri May 16, 2025, 11:38 PM
May 16

Trump hasn’t been joking about taking Gaza and turning it into a Mediterranean tourist mecca.

Historically, Gaza was often a setting of beauty and luxury. Prior to the 1st Crusades Gaza was a beautiful place that was left alone during innumerable conflicts—until the Crusaders arrived and it was utterly despoiled.

Now the uber capitalists want to remove the populace and develop the area. Trump is not alone in these desires.

NBachers

(18,551 posts)
25. I say dump the entire *rump Administration into the middle of Libya.
Sat May 17, 2025, 01:48 AM
May 17

There will be unrelenting attacks on the Gaza Gold Coast after they're moved.

RainCaster

(12,904 posts)
26. They were moved out and it became Israel
Sat May 17, 2025, 02:14 AM
May 17

Since 1948 those Palestinians have been on subsistence. Now they get moved again? This is so wrong in my mind.

BurnDoubt

(598 posts)
27. If You Lived Here, You'd Be (in somebody else's) Home Now!!!! Uglyarchystan...
Sat May 17, 2025, 02:33 AM
May 17

Build a COUNTRY for the Uber-Filthy-Rich, with its own "Iron Dome" and Nukes., where they can rule the world.

FadedMullet

(208 posts)
28. Netanyahu and the extreme Israeli right wing are pretty transparent about wanting "Liebenschraum", but they just....
Sat May 17, 2025, 06:21 AM
May 17

......call it beachfront property.

FadedMullet

(208 posts)
29. Just saw TV images of starving children in Gaza that sure look like the victims of famine in Africa. If they were a.....
Sat May 17, 2025, 06:25 AM
May 17

......little older they could pass for concentration camp survivors,

Wonder Why

(5,843 posts)
37. If he uses that deportation airline "Drump em Fast", it should take no more than 100 years or so.
Sat May 17, 2025, 07:24 PM
May 17
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