Why Trump’s Plan to Relocate Gazans Is Untenable for Jordan

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President Trump’s plan would send a huge number of refugees to Jordan, adding new frictions to the kingdom’s often tense, sometimes violent history with displaced Palestinians.

President Trump, seated on the right in a yellow armchair, speaks and gestures with both hands, while King Abdullah II of Jordan, seated in a similar chair to the left, looks on.
King Abdullah II of Jordan and President Trump at a meeting in the White House on Tuesday.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York Times

Ephrat Livni

Feb. 14, 2025, 9:17 a.m. ET

President Trump’s proposal that the United States take over the Gaza Strip while other countries take in the Palestinians who live there is a deal King Abdullah II of Jordan cannot make.

The monarch rebuffed Mr. Trump gently, telling him at the White House on Tuesday that the American president was essential to peace in the Middle East and pledging that Jordan would host more Palestinians in need of medical care. And the approach seemed to convince Mr. Trump to walk back threats made before the visit about withdrawing aid to Jordan if it rejected his plan.

Still, the notion has laid bare dilemmas for King Abdullah, whose family — and the land they have ruled for generations — has a complex relationship with Palestinians that has at times turned violent.

Here’s what to know about the president’s plan and the history informing the king’s rejection.

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The Tel al-Zaatar area east of Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Thursday.Credit...Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

The president’s proposal is vague and came as a surprise to even his advisers when he presented it last week. Mr. Trump has not been consistent or clear about what it entails except insofar as his plan certainly appears to rely on Jordan and Egypt, among others, accepting a huge influx of Palestinian refugees.


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