Trump has now gone much, much further, declaring this week that the United States would “take over” Gaza, drive some 2 million Palestinians from their home there, potentially use U.S. troops to crush extremists bunkered amid the explosives-strewn ruins and then …

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.”

The region has become a hot spot for the family’s business. Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, noted last year that “Gaza’s waterfront property could be very valuable.”

Deputy presidential Mideast envoy Morgan Ortagus outlines President Donald Trump's priorities with Iran on 'The Story.'

There are two ways to view President Trump's epic, historic, shockingly unexpected declaration Tuesday evening that the U.S. should seize, control, develop and hold "a long-term ownership position" in war-destroyed Gaza.