Amb. Daniel Friedman | X | Feb 7, 2025
Ambassador David Friedman attend an event in honor of Israel’s 70th anniversary with Prime Minister Netanyahu and participate in a distinguished panel discussion on Israel’s foreign relations over the years at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center, Jerusalem April 23, 2018 Photo credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv
Many have expressed doubt over the legality and the theology of Gaza being turned over to the United States. A simple structure properly would satisfy both issues:
President Trump already has said that US troops will not be stationed in Gaza. That suggests to me that sovereignty over Gaza will lie with Israel, which will then be responsible for Gaza’s security and other governmental functions.
The US, however, will require a return on its massive financial investment. This will be achieved through American ownership of the income-producing properties that will be built. Presumably, a portion of that revenue will finance Israel’s governmental functions as well.
Theologically, this is consistent with the grant of land (which includes Gaza) by God to the Jewish people. Not every parcel of land in Israel is owned by Jews, but the Jewish state is the overall sovereign.
Legally, as was the case with the Golan Heights, Israeli sovereignty over Gaza is the only means by which Israel can have a secure border in that space. Hence, it is consistent with UNSCR 242, which governs territorial issues, such as Gaza, which arose from the Six Day War
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