Billed as a fresh piece of land for the Gazans, three potential areas for the absorption of refugee Gazans are being considered by the Trump administration.
This from frontpagemag.com.
Gaza, January 2025
An N12 report noted what these three “areas” have in common is a strong need for U.S. support—Somaliland and Puntland seek international recognition, and Morocco has an ongoing territorial dispute over Western Sahara.
Announcing the U.S. plans to take over the Gaza Strip and relocate those currently there to rebuild the area, President Donald Trump stated:
[T]he Gaza thing has not worked.
Hence, let’s think outside the box, try something new.
Trump, further:
It’s never worked. And I feel very differently about Gaza than a lot of people. I think they should get a good, fresh, beautiful piece of land, and we get some people to put up the money to build it and make it nice and make it habitable and enjoyable.
Again, the areas being considered are Morocco, Puntland, and Somaliland.
Somaliland has been seeking recognition as an independent country. There were early reports the Trump administration may recognize Somaliland. And the prospect of that is what keeps Rep. Ilhan Omar up at night.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, (C/G-Mogadishu)
Somalia and its various regional Islamist allies have been maneuvering hard to block efforts by Somaliland to build relationships with other countries. Contrarily, however, after heading off efforts for a deal between Somaliland and Ethiopia, the Somalis have been confronted with growing Republican support for Somaliland.
The case for recognizing Somaliland is straightforward. It has been a de facto independent country for 30 years and the idea that there is any ‘united’ Somalia as a country is mostly a myth.
Puntland is more of a mixed Somali breakaway province, like Somaliland there are clan politics at work here. The Trump administration recently carried out air strikes targeting ISIS in Puntland. So, there is a relationship.
Both Somaliland and Puntland combined have a population of about 10 million, so the number of Gazans they could take is uncertain, but trading U.S. recognition for Gazans is interesting out-of-the-box thinking.
And on the plus side, recognizing Somaliland and Puntland, and moving in Gazans would most certainly make Rep. Ilhan Omar mad as moslem hell.
