• chetradley@lemm.ee
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    In a press release issued Wednesday by Arab Americans for Peace, the group said its members “appreciate the president’s offer to clean and rebuild Gaza” but “take issue with the president’s suggestion of taking over Gaza and removing its Palestinian inhabitants.”.

    By “clean up”, he literally means removing the Palestinians you absolute fucking morons.

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    I’ve seen interviews with some of them who say they still support trump, that he’s just bluffing as a negotiating tactic. I don’t think it would really happen (who knows), but I do think he’s serious–he and Jared have been talking out loud for a long time about what a great area for real estate development it would be–that’s just how their oligarch minds work. But I guess once you buy into the magasphere, it’s very difficult to ever pull your head back out, no matter what he says or does.

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    Boy did they fuck up really bad. A name change won’t hide your shame.

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    the group would now be called Arab Americans for Peace. […] Bahbah said the group had been thinking about changing its name for “a while” and ultimately made the decision Tuesday. But Bahbah had said during a phone interview just prior to Trump’s Tuesday night press conference with Netanyahu that the group’s name was Arab Americans for Trump.

    “The talk about what the president wants to do with Gaza, obviously we’re completely opposed to the idea of the transfer of Palestinians from anywhere in Historic Palestine,” Bahbah said. “And so we did not want to be behind the curve in terms of pushing for peace, because that has been our objective from the very beginning.”

    If that was your goal, why not divorce yourselves from election politics, at least in your name? You’re just trying to cling to influence.

  • Carrolade@lemmy.world
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    Just wait til you see whatever they have planned for the West Bank. One thing at a time, after all.