King Abdullah II of Jordan privately pulled the brakes on President Donald Trump’s dubious plan to “take over” Gaza and transform it into the “Riviera of the Middle East,” expelling nearly 2 million Palestinians in the process.

Speaking of the two Israeli neighbors, Aaron David Miller, a former US Middle East peace negotiator, said on CNN: “It’s not a real estate deal for them, it’s not even a humanitarian issue for them. It’s an existential issue.”

There is something sick and rotten about states and societies that not only support and enable mass killings but also make money off of them.” – Pankaj