Mohammed Isa Al Abbasi 
US and Israeli officials have reported that the United States and Israel have contacted officials from three governments in East Africa to discuss the use of their lands as possible destination to resettle the Palestinians, who are uprooted from the Gaza Strip, under the post -war plan proposed by US President Donald Trump.
Communications with Sudan, Somalia and the separatist Somaliland region reflect the insistence of the United States and Israel to proceed with a plan that has been subjected to a wide condemnation and raised serious legal and moral issues. And because these three places are poor, and in some cases it is ravaged by violence, the proposal also raises doubts about the declared goal of Trump to resettle the Palestinians of Gaza in a “beautiful area”.
It is noteworthy that the Arab countries, human rights organizations and the Palestinians rejected Trump’s proposal to resettle the permanent resettlement of the residents of the Gaza Strip, which are nearly two million people, outside the Strip, and to convert the destroyed coastal area to “Rvira Middle East”.
However, Trump stated the day before yesterday, Wednesday, that Washington is working “hard”, in coordination with Israel, to reach a solution to the situation in Gaza, pointing out that “no one will be expelled from Gaza.”
The White House says Trump is sticking to his vision.
Sudan officials said they rejected the initiatives from America, while Somalia and Somalia officials told Associated Press (AB) that they were not aware of any contact.
Two Sudanese officials confirmed that they spoke, provided that their identity was not disclosed to discuss a sensitive diplomatic issue, that the Trump administration contacted the army -led government about accepting the Palestinians.
The two officials said that the Sudanese government rejected the idea. One of them stated, “This proposal was rejected immediately. No one raised this topic again.
An American official who participated in the efforts confirmed that the United States “is conducting a quiet conversation with Somalia’s land on a group of areas that could be beneficial to the United States in exchange for its recognition.”
An official in the Somaliland, who spoke, said, provided that his identity is not disclosed because he is not authorized to speak to the media, that his government has not been contacted and does not hold talks regarding the reception of the Palestinians.
A Somali official, who spoke, said, provided that his identity was not disclosed because he was not authorized to speak to the media, that the country had not received any contact with the reception of the Palestinians from Gaza and there were no discussions on this matter.
US and Israeli officials, who spoke, had not been disclosed by their identity to discuss a secret diplomatic initiative, that there are contacts with Somalia and the Somalia land, while the Americans confirmed the existence of contacts with Sudan as well. They said that the extent of progress made by efforts or the level of discussions was not clear.
The separate communications between the United States and Israel began in connection with the three potential destinations last month, days after Trump launched the Gaza plan alongside Netanyahu, according to US officials, who said that Israel was leading the talks.
Israel and America have a variety of incentives-financial, diplomatic and security incentives-to submit it to these potential partners. This is a formula that Trump used five years ago, when it mediated in Ibrahim’s agreements, a series of diplomatic agreements with mutual benefit between Israel and four Arab countries.
The White House refused to comment on communication efforts. No comment was issued by Netanyahu’s offices and Ron Dermer, the minister in the Israeli cabinet close to Netanyahu, who was leading the post -war Israeli planning.
