'Level it': Trump says US will 'take over'
Gaza Strip, rebuild it to stabilize Middle East
Posted By: Harlowe, 2/4/2025 11:49:39 PM
The U.S. will "take over the Gaza Strip," level it and rebuild the area, President Donald Trump said during a press conference Tuesday evening after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. [Snip] "And everybody I've spoken to--this was not a decision made lightly--everybody I've spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land. Developing and creating thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent in a really magnificent area that nobody would know. Nobody can look because all they see is death and destruction and rubble."
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Collins Votes No! 20 replies
Illegals Off Medicaid 56-44 – RINO Susan
Collins Votes No! 20 replies
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CIA chief told lawmakers Iran nuclear
program set back years with strikes on
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program set back years with strikes on
metal conversion site 16 replies
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that the House and Senate will have to reconcile 15 replies
that the House and Senate will have to reconcile 15 replies
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As Prime Minister Netanyahu pointed out, President Trump “punctures conventional thinking, thinking that has failed time and again...to think outside the box...cutting to the chase...seeing things others refuse to see...saying things others refuse to say...and after jaws drop, people scratch their heads, and they say, ‘You know, he’s right.’” The question has been raised whether President Trump’s surviving the Butler assassination attempt might have been for a purpose—perhaps a purpose on behalf of Israel and America? ~~~ “I will bless those who bless you...” (Genesis 12:3)