‘Gaza ‘riviera’ plan is ethnic cleansing wrapped up in jargon of real estate’
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‘I know full well what it’s like to be uprooted involuntarily…’
Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate two million Palestinians and transform Gaza into a Middle Eastern ‘Riviera’ is as chilling as it is absurd (Metro, Thu). This isn’t a peace plan, it’s ethnic cleansing wrapped up in real estate jargon.
As someone whose family sought asylum in the UK to escape persecution, I know full well what it’s like to be uprooted involuntarily.
It leaves scars that never fully heal. People hold on to their homeland because it defines who they are. No one should be forced to rebuild their lives simply because their existence inconveniences powerful interests.
Many Palestinians would rather endure unimaginable suffering on their land than be displaced to live in so-called comfort elsewhere.
What Gaza really needs is a comprehensive strategy for peace, one grounded in justice, security and the recognition of Palestinians’ right to self-determination – not eviction notices disguised as development plans. Malik Fraz Ahmad, Bradford
It’s only right that Trump take them in then?
‘If he loves them so much…’
If he loves them so much, the best solution is for Mr Trump to take all displaced citizens to his country while Gaza, which he describes as ‘a phenomenal location’ is being reconstructed. Olawale, Dagenham
The scourge of smartphone thefts
‘My advice is…‘
The scourge of smartphone thefts led to home secretary Yvette Cooper chairing a summit on the issue. My advice is to simply move into a safer location such as a library, shop or even a doorway when using your phone.
That way you are not going to get some thief riding up behind you on their bike.
This would also solve the other problem of selfish phone users wandering into other pedestrians while distracted. Carlos, Lancashire
And renovations…
‘It’s like living in hell’
Regarding your article on the renovations to a £225,000 Victorian terraced house (Metro, Tue). Congratulations to the owner and what a great relief to her neighbours.
We are six months into our semi-detached neighbour’s total renovation and it’s no joke – the constant banging, drilling, dirt…
If you are housebound, or elderly, it would have been like living in hell in your own home, driving you crazy. We are currently living through this experience. Mity, North London
We need houses but we need to lower emissions too
David (MetroTalk, Wed) suggests the only people opposed to new housebuilding would be landlords benefiting from high rents.
Housebuilding is needed as the UK population is projected to increase by a million every two to three years, caused by MPs’ love of mass immigration.
Not only does desecration of green spaces and making cement for new buildings cause emissions, so does the movement of people from low-emission regions to higher ones.
Plus, those left behind suffer more from floods, droughts etc.
There is another way – people in high-emission regions work to reduce emissions, while helping those in low-emission regions to accelerate renewable energy production. George, Bristol
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