Greg Myrie

This same arrangement has remained in place to this day, and the descendants of those original refugees are still classified as refugees, even if they were born in Gaza and have lived there all their lives.

This same arrangement has remained in place to this day, and the descendants of those original refugees are still classified as refugees, even if they were born in Gaza and have lived there all their lives.

Certainly the dream for many has been to return to their former homes, which are now inside Israel's internationally recognized borders. In Gaza and other areas, Palestinians will often show you around their homes and they'll proudly display these large, oversized, rusting keys and yellowing land deed documents to those former family homes.

Certainly the dream for many has been to return to their former homes, which are now inside Israel's internationally recognized borders. In Gaza and other areas, Palestinians will often show you around their homes and they'll proudly display these large, oversized, rusting keys and yellowing land deed documents to those former family homes.

Certainly the dream for many has been to return to their former homes, which are now inside Israel's internationally recognized borders. In Gaza and other areas, Palestinians will often show you around their homes and they'll proudly display these large, oversized, rusting keys and yellowing land deed documents to those former family homes.

But Israel's always rejected a large-scale return of Palestinian refugees, saying it would be swamped demographically. And during periodic peace talks over the years, the focus has been on making Gaza part of a Palestinian state that would also include the West Bank and a capital in East Jerusalem.

But Israel's always rejected a large-scale return of Palestinian refugees, saying it would be swamped demographically. And during periodic peace talks over the years, the focus has been on making Gaza part of a Palestinian state that would also include the West Bank and a capital in East Jerusalem.

But Israel's always rejected a large-scale return of Palestinian refugees, saying it would be swamped demographically. And during periodic peace talks over the years, the focus has been on making Gaza part of a Palestinian state that would also include the West Bank and a capital in East Jerusalem.

Palestinians in general and the refugees in particular harbor this deep fear of being displaced ever since the trauma of 1948, which they call the Nakba or the catastrophe in And Trump's comments really struck that chord. It's just hard to see how you'd ever get past such a core emotional issue.

Palestinians in general and the refugees in particular harbor this deep fear of being displaced ever since the trauma of 1948, which they call the Nakba or the catastrophe in And Trump's comments really struck that chord. It's just hard to see how you'd ever get past such a core emotional issue.

Palestinians in general and the refugees in particular harbor this deep fear of being displaced ever since the trauma of 1948, which they call the Nakba or the catastrophe in And Trump's comments really struck that chord. It's just hard to see how you'd ever get past such a core emotional issue.

We just seen more than 15 months of a devastating war in Gaza and very few Palestinians left during that time. A couple reasons for this. First, they really couldn't. Israel blocked its borders. Egypt, which is sympathetic to the Palestinians, kept its border with Gaza closed except for aid deliveries.

We just seen more than 15 months of a devastating war in Gaza and very few Palestinians left during that time. A couple reasons for this. First, they really couldn't. Israel blocked its borders. Egypt, which is sympathetic to the Palestinians, kept its border with Gaza closed except for aid deliveries.

We just seen more than 15 months of a devastating war in Gaza and very few Palestinians left during that time. A couple reasons for this. First, they really couldn't. Israel blocked its borders. Egypt, which is sympathetic to the Palestinians, kept its border with Gaza closed except for aid deliveries.

A very small number of Palestinians did bribe their way out of Gaza to Egypt at the cost of thousands of dollars, but very few, very little sign that they would want to leave.

A very small number of Palestinians did bribe their way out of Gaza to Egypt at the cost of thousands of dollars, but very few, very little sign that they would want to leave.

A very small number of Palestinians did bribe their way out of Gaza to Egypt at the cost of thousands of dollars, but very few, very little sign that they would want to leave.

Yeah, I mean, how do you get 2 million people to move when they don't want to? The U.S. would have to consider sending a large number of troops. They'd immediately become targets for Palestinian militants. This would be a massive, complicated, open-ended operation. And on the political side, the U.S.

Yeah, I mean, how do you get 2 million people to move when they don't want to? The U.S. would have to consider sending a large number of troops. They'd immediately become targets for Palestinian militants. This would be a massive, complicated, open-ended operation. And on the political side, the U.S.

Yeah, I mean, how do you get 2 million people to move when they don't want to? The U.S. would have to consider sending a large number of troops. They'd immediately become targets for Palestinian militants. This would be a massive, complicated, open-ended operation. And on the political side, the U.S.