You can easily get a sense of how Egyptians feel about Trump’s Gaza proposal by tuning into their media, but their cartoonists take it to the next level, using humor to drive the point home. While someone like Amr Adib on Al Hekaya might spend an hour with dramatic expressions to get the point across, cartoonists can nail it in one drawing, throwing in some humor to keep things light. Egyptians, after all, have a way of bringing a bit of lightness to even the most serious topics. For some context, President Trump triggered massive outrage across the Arab world with a plan to permanently displace over two million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, take US control of the area, and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.” He also pushed for the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank to Egypt and Jordan, despite both nations firmly rejecting the idea. Below, Egyptian Streets has put together a list of cartoons that capture Egyptians’ take on Trump’s plan. Trump goes to great lengths to support the displacement In this cartoon from Al Masry Al…
