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Donald Trump's son-in-law is facing fierce criticism for describing the Gaza Strip's water property as "valuable" in the face of the Israel-Hamas war.
Jared Kushner, son-in-law of former President Donald Trump, faced fierce criticism on Tuesday for comments that described water assets in the Gaza Strip as "valuable" in the face of the Israel-Hamas war.
At a March 8 event at Harvard University, Kushner, who served as a senior adviser to Trump during his tenure in the White House, said that "Gaza's water property could be very valuable ... if people want to focus on building livelihoods".
"It's a bit of an unfortunate situation there, but from Israel's point of view I would do my best to get people out and then clean it up," Kushner said. He then added that Israel should relocate Palestinian civilians to the Negev desert in the country's southern region.
Kushner received a swift and sharp backlash on social media. Dylan Williams, vice president of government affairs at the left-leaning Center for International Policy, posted on X: "[Just] days after @JGreenblattADL of the @ADL presented him with an award for his 'policy record,' Donald's son Trump-father-in-law Jared Kushner openly defends the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
Earlier this month, the Anti-Defamation League presented Kushner with an award for his "vital and profoundly influential work on the Abraham Accords," where various Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates, normalized relations with Israel.
The Anti-Defamation League told POLITICO it stands by the award, noting CEO Jonathan Greenblatt's remarks at the awards ceremony earlier this month that "his public service uniquely helped the cause of peace in the East medium".
Kushner's comments come after Republican efforts to downplay or downplay Palestinian claims to territory and nationhood amid the Israel-Hamas war. GOP lawmakers have hinted that they want to see Palestinians leave the lands currently occupied and administered by Israel. A Republican from Tennessee even supported "killing everyone" when confronted by a Palestinian activist.
Kushner and his wife, Ivanka, have distanced themselves from Trump since he left office, and Kushner has said he will not return to the White House if his father-in-law is elected president. But he remains an influential figure in Trump's orbit.
The Trump campaign did not return a request for comment.
Despite having no foreign policy experience, Kushner served as an unofficial presidential envoy to Middle Eastern countries during his father-in-law's presidency. He built a close relationship with Saudi Arabia, helped broker the Abraham Accords and became the point person in the Trump administration for negotiations to end the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. /Adapted "Pamphlet" from 'Politico'
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