For two weeks, her friends American They had drunk the “speechless water”. By his swearing -in onwards, the Donald Trump He was a stable recipient of warm reasons – and minimal criticism – by the leaders of Europe and Great Britain, who, however, may be unhappy with the new air that brings to the White House behind closed doors.

Indeed, according to the report of CNNthis silence “broke”, after the US president spoke openly about his most provocative proposal at the foreign policy level: to put Gaza under American control, transferring the Palestinian population from there and turning the area into “Riviera”. Middle East. “

This proposal seems to be “cutting” the West’s decades immediately to find a solution to the Palestinian enclave, removing the solution of the two states from the table. The US allies in the region are anxious about what a resonance that such a decision would have, especially for the ceasefire and negotiations to release hostages between Israel and Hamas. Indeed, the Palestinians have expressed their strong discomfort in the prospect of leaving their homeland.

At the level of European leadership, with which the US usually has less complicated relationships, the message is clear: they do not support it.

However, Trump has left America’s partners in a particularly difficult position. After all, criticism in the US is a last resort for many leaders, so doing so before the new president’s tenure begins is full of negative.

“My view is that they are with their backs back. They caught hexapine, they didn’t even see it coming, “a former US foreign ministry official commented.

“This government has not only one instinct, but also an appetite to cause disruption,” he said, predicting “a much deeper search for soul in Europe about how it wants to get involved with a much more dedicated America and much less in supporting a multilateral system. “

Trump vs. Europe

Most western nations may be cautious about the unpredictable Trump brings to the White House, but they are certainly more suspicious after his second election victory. They were expecting such a test. And their answers to Trump’s plan for Gaza emphasized how they could face “Trump 2.0.”

UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterres had warned Trump of the danger of “ethnic cleansing”. France said the proposal would constitute a “serious violation of international law”, as the forced removal of a population is prohibited by the Geneva Convention. Gauze”. In Western Europe, only Dutch far -right leader Geert Wilders broke the ranks to support the plan. “Let the Palestinians move to Jordan. The problem of gauze was solved! ” wrote in X.

German President Walter Steinmeier said the proposal was “unacceptable” and the country’s foreign minister, Analena Berbock, said that “it would lead to new suffering and new hatred”.

The next battle

As with most of Trump’s most provocative comments, his proposal for Gaza was ridiculed and analyzed at the same time inside and abroad for strategy hints.

Those who are familiar with his thinking suggested that the rejection of an unpleasant point of reference could – whether by plan or not – create an urgent need among America’s allies to find something better. “He likes to keep people in reactive function,” said Eric Nelson, a former US ambassador to Bosnia.

“We have seen this work by President Trump many times in the past, this is the art of negotiation,” he added. “Most of the US Western allies have stuck in a quagmire when they are about to think of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In her first term, the Trump government acknowledged that this road was a dead end. “

But if the plan was the liberation of an intractable diplomatic impasse, this poses dangers that America’s allies will not welcome. “Sometimes, when you thaw things, you can release forces that are much more negative than you can even start thinking,” he said.

Among them is an American isolation on world issues that would create an international void of international leadership. “Many countries will feel that they need a different relationship with Russia and China,” international diplomats warned. “In part not to rely on the United States, partly because they do not see the moral benefits of close relationships with the United States.”

This risk is reinforced in the context of Trump’s moves to impose sanctions, withdraw or criticize international organizations and dismantle the USAid International Development Service (USAID).

“People are confusing USAID with a charity organization,” Nelson said. “Americans are one of the most charitable people in the world. But making strategic investment is an important way to support our friends and expand our influence. “