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Another deeply troubling proposal that Trump brought up is the US occupation of Gaza. Of course it received some attention from the news, but I feel like given the gravity of what is really means, it is not at all receiving the attention it deserves.

According to human rights advocates, apparently the occupation proposal amounts to ethnic cleansing because it involves the forced and involuntary deportation of the Gaza residents from their homeland, and ethnic cleansing is a crime against humanity in international criminal law. If it were to go ahead, it would put US on the same footing as China doing ethnic cleansing to the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and Myanmar to the Rohingyas in modern history. And if we were to go back in time just a little bit, it would put Trump at just half a step below Hitler since Hitler has both deported and executed Jews, whereas Trump has only planned on deporting Gazans (for now).

Of course, the ICC has no teeth, and both past presidents (GWB and Biden) have threatened or applied sanctions towards ICC judges and staff for prosecuting Americans and American allies (ie. Israel). In this regard, the US has not been a model citizen / member as far as the ICC is concerned. But having a US president commit a crime against humanity would be a first.