Egypt is spearheading a diplomatic drive to assemble an Islamic summit to widen opposition to US President Donald Trumps plan for the Gaza Strip, sources briefed on this effort have toldThe National.Trump has actually stated he wishes to permanently displaceGazas 2.3 million Palestinians, take control of the war-devastated enclave and rebuild it as the Riviera of the Middle East.The sources stated Saudi Arabia and Qatar were also associated with the diplomatic effort to hold a summit of the 57-state, Saudi-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation.The Islamic gathering would be held after an Arab summit due to happen in Cairo on February 27, however no precise date has been concurred, said the sources.
They added that it would occur in either Egypt or Saudi Arabia.It is the most recent in a series of diplomatic moves by Egypt to develop broad global opposition to the propositions byTrump, which demand that Egypt and Jordan take in the Palestinians displaced from their homeland.
He has actually threatened to withdraw help from the 2 US-allied countries if they refuse.The aim of the summits is to demonstrate a joined and broad opposition front against Trumps Gaza proposals so that he may be persuaded to drop the concept, said officials.However, observers state this course of action appears unlikely at present, given the frequency with which the United States President asserts his commitment to the plans.Egyptborders both Gaza and Israel with which it signed a US-sponsored peace treaty in 1979 that has actually long been thought about a cornerstone of regional stability.
The treaty, nevertheless, has actually come under growing stress considering that the Israel-Gaza war started in October 2023.
Supporting Palestinians right to self-determination is a central plank of Egypts foreign policy, something that has frequently strained ties with Israel.Rallying the Arab and Muslim worlds against Trumps concepts for Gaza is suggested to put pressure on the American president and affect public opinion in the West, said one source.What Trump has proposed can perhaps be undermined and made to eventually crumble, so long as theres Arab and Islamic unity.
Its crucial at this juncture to restore the old sentiments and frame of mind of Arab nationalism.
Its the very best defence of the Palestinian cause.The Arab summit, the sources have said, will embrace an Egyptian proposition for convening a conference of global donors and local stakeholders on the reconstruction of Gaza, where most built-up locations have actually been laid to squander by Israels military campaign.