Main content

Donald Trump and the future of Gaza

Views from Gazans and Israelis on plans for a 鈥淩iviera of the Middle East鈥.

Many countries have condemned President Trump in recent days for his proposal to 鈥渢ake over鈥 the Gaza strip while 鈥渞esettling鈥 Palestinians in neighbouring countries.

In our conversations we hear from two women in Gaza, returning to what鈥檚 left of their homes. Weam shares with us an audio diary of her recent experiences and we bring her together with Farida to discuss why they want to stay where they are.

鈥淭he people of Gaza have always endured suffering, facing hunger and displacement,鈥 Weam tells host Mark Lowen. 鈥淲e have never had a say in our fate.鈥

Donald Trump鈥檚 proposal for Gaza would be the largest shift in US policy on the Middle East in decades. Many other nations still support the two-state solution, which would create two separate states 鈥 Israel and an independent Palestine 鈥 something the Netanyahu government of Israel is against. For our second conversation, we bring together two Israelis who have been involved in past peace talks. What do they think of Donald Trump鈥檚 plan?

Presenter: Mark Lowen.
麻豆官网首页入口 producers: Laura Cress, Iqra Farooq and Kira Fomenko.
Boffin Media producer: Richard Hollingham.

An EcoAudio certified Boffin Media production in partnership with the 麻豆官网首页入口 OS team.

(Photo: Weam in Gaza. Credit: Weam)

Available now

23 minutes

Last on

Sun 9 Feb 2025 12:06GMT

Broadcasts

  • Fri 7 Feb 2025 20:06GMT
  • Fri 7 Feb 2025 21:06GMT
  • Sat 8 Feb 2025 09:06GMT
  • Sat 8 Feb 2025 16:06GMT
  • Sat 8 Feb 2025 19:06GMT
  • Sun 9 Feb 2025 00:06GMT
  • Sun 9 Feb 2025 12:06GMT