US Senator Bernie Sanders has denounced President Donald Trump’s proposal to ‘clean out’ Gaza by relocating millions of Palestinians, calling it ‘ethnic cleansing’ and a war crime, urging all Americans to condemn it.
“There is a name for this – ethnic cleansing – and it’s a war crime. This outrageous idea should be condemned by every American,” Sanders wrote on X in response to Trump’s controversial remarks.
Trump previously called to ‘just clean out’ Gaza and resettle Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan, describing the enclave as a ‘demolition site’ after Israel’s genocidal war.
Egypt, Jordan, the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) issued statements vehemently rejecting any call for the displacement or relocation of Palestinians from their land.