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 Al Jazeera - Feb 18, 2025 - Hassan Abo Qamar - Gaza-based writer
<<A letter from Gaza to Mr Trump
Gaza was already the ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ and it will be again – when we, the Palestinians, rebuild it.
Dear Mr Trump,
I am writing to you as a Palestinian and a survivor of a genocide, who was born and raised in Gaza – a city of love and resilience. I have read to your statements about Gaza and frankly, I am confused. You claim to be a “peace-maker” but encourage Israel to continue its genocide, calling for “all hell” to break lose if your demands are not fulfilled. Mr Trump, we have already been through hell. We lost 60,000 martyrs in it. You claim credit for the ceasefire deal, and yet your government – one of its guarantors – refuses to pressure Israel into fulfilling all its obligations under it. You call Gaza a “demolition site” but conveniently fail to name the criminal responsible—while simultaneously supplying it with more bombs, funding, and diplomatic cover. You talk about Palestinians being “safe” and “happy”, yet you refer to us as if we are a burden to be offloaded onto Jordan, Egypt, or any country willing to take us. You claim that we “only want to be in the Gaza Strip because [we] don’t know anything else”. Mr Trump, I think you profoundly misunderstand who we are and what Gaza is to us. You may think of us as a mere obstacle to your vision of luxury resorts, but we are a people with deep roots, long history, and unalienable rights. We are the rightful owners of our land. Gaza is not your business venture, and it is not for sale.
Gaza is our home, our land, our inheritance.
And no, it is not true that we want to stay here because we “know nothing else”. Although the 17-year-long Israeli siege has made life incredibly difficult for us, some of us have still managed to travel – for education, medical treatment or work. But these people still return because Gaza is home. A powerful example is Dr Refaat Alareer, an inspiring figure, who the Israeli occupation targeted and killed in 2023. He earned his master’s degree in the UK and later completed his PhD at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Despite having the opportunity to stay abroad, he chose to return to Gaza, where he taught creative writing and literature at the Islamic University. He also co-founded We Are Not Numbers, an initiative that paired young Palestinian writers with experienced authors to amplify their voices and resist occupation through storytelling. One of these voices is mine. Last spring, I, too, had the opportunity to leave, but I decided against it. I could not leave my family, friends and Gaza amid a genocidal war. However, like many others, I plan to travel to complete my education and then return to help rebuild and support my people. This is the Palestinian way – we seek knowledge and opportunities, not to abandon our homeland, but to build and strengthen it. Speaking of building – you talk about your plans to turn Gaza into “the Riviera of the Middle East”. The thing is, Gaza was the Riviera of the Middle East. Our ancestors built it into a flourishing trade hub, port city and cultural centre. It was “magnificent” – to use your words – until Israel was created and it started destroying it. And yet, after every brutal Israeli assault on Gaza, Palestinians would rebuild. Despite all the Israeli violence, restrictions and thievery, Palestinians still made sure Gaza was a safe place with a cosy rhythm of life, where its youth were doing their best to pursue decent livelihoods, where families were happy and together, and where homes thrived. Israel has now tried to reduce all of Gaza to rubble and death so we are no longer able to live in it. You have picked up on the idea, effectively endorsing our ethnic cleansing under the veneer of humanitarianism.
No, Mr Trump, we will not be “happy” and “safe” elsewhere.
But I agree with you on something else you said: “You’ve got to learn from history”. Indeed, history teaches us that settler-colonialism in modern times is unsustainable. In this sense, your plans and Israel’s plans are doomed to fail. We, the people of Gaza – like any Indigenous people – refuse to be uprooted. We refuse to be dispossessed. We refuse to be forced into exile so that our land can be handed to the highest bidder. We are not a problem to be solved; we are a people with the right to live in our homeland in freedom and dignity. No amount of bombs, blockades, or tanks will make us forget that. We will not be relocated, resettled, or replaced.
Power and wealth will not decide the fate of Gaza. History is not written by thieves – it is written by those who resist, by the will of the people. No matter the pressure, our connection to this land will never be severed. Surrender and abandonment are not an option. We will honour our martyrs with resistance by nourishing this land with love, care and remembrance.
Wishing you all the best in your futile pursuits,
Hassan Abuqamar
Gaza, Palestine
The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance.>>
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/2/18/a-letter-from-gaza-to-mr-trump

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