Whatever becomes of President Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza and resettle the Palestinians there, the Arab world is not on board. Many consider the plan a form of what the U.N. terms “ethnic cleansing.

Egypt, Jordan and Arab nations in the Persian Gulf were quick to respond, reiterating their opposition to the mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.

Leaders in Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia expressed their disapproval at the idea of displacing all the population of the Palestinian enclave, but cannot risk too direct a confrontation with the American president.