If you ask Morton Klein, head of the Zionist Organization of America, US President Donald Trump’s plan to resettle two million residents of Gaza and redevelop the Strip for American interests is a “win-win for everyone.”

“Look, there’s not really much for Gazans to go back to,” said Klein, national president of the hawkish group since 1993. “About 70 percent of Gaza has been destroyed, and there are no facilities to live a normal life. It’s not the same as forcing people out of their homes. This is a solution that is better for Gazan Arabs and eliminates the threat of a Hamas-type group threatening Israel on the southern border. If you’re going to build them new homes, build them somewhere they can have a beautiful life.”

Klein, in Israel for a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations gathering in Jerusalem, has long embraced his role as an iconoclast among American Jewish leaders.

“I’m the only one here who opposed Israel’s deal to release the hostages in exchange for terrorists, and I’m the only one here who is publicly opposed to a Palestinian state,” Klein said.

With Trump back in the Oval Office, the Philadelphia native........

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