European Leaders Reject Trump’s Gaza Plan as Violation of International Law
Several European leaders have strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s controversial proposal to “take over” Gaza and forcibly relocate its Palestinian population. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock dismissed the idea, reaffirming that Gaza, along with the West Bank and East Jerusalem, belongs to the Palestinians.
She warned that forced expulsion would violate international law and fuel further conflict. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer echoed this stance, insisting that Palestinians must be allowed to rebuild their homeland on the path to a two-state solution.
Spain, Poland, and Slovenia joined in rejecting Trump’s plan, with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares asserting that “Palestinian Gazans must stay in Gaza.” Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna emphasized that peace talks must include Palestinians, drawing a parallel to Ukraine’s right to self-determination.
Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon condemned Trump’s remarks as a sign of “deep ignorance of Palestinian history.” Meanwhile, Scottish First Minister John Swinney called any displacement plan “unacceptable and dangerous.”
Human rights organizations also denounced Trump’s proposal, with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign calling it a “blueprint for mass ethnic cleansing” and Amnesty Denmark likening it to an invasion.
The Muslim Council of Britain warned that reconstruction must not come at the cost of forced displacement. Critics argue that Trump’s vision of transforming Gaza into a luxury destination under US control is a grave breach of international law that would exacerbate regional instability.
