US President Donald Trump’s proposal to “clean out” the Gaza Strip by moving more than a million Palestinians to neighboring countries has drawn sharp criticism, with opponents condemning it as ethnic cleansing and warning of regional chaos.

Washington’s standing in the Middle East has never been so low as its complicity in Israel’s belligerence escaped neither its foes nor friends. U.S. sway with Arab governments and people has diminished with every shipment of U.

Morocco could become the first Arab country to receive the F-35 with potential for more Arab states under Trump.