Mad” is how one Middle East source reacted to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a “takeover” of Gaza. So why would someone well versed in Trumpian tactics and the nuance of Middle East diplomacy give such an undiplomatic assessment?

Some - perhaps many - Palestinians in Gaza might be tempted to get out if they had the chance. But even if a million left, close to 1.5m others would still be there. Presumably the United States - the new owners of Trump's "Riviera of the Middle East,

The president didn’t need yet another avoidable international incident. With his radical plan to "own" the Gaza Strip, he managed to create one anyway.