ALBAWABA - Following his divisive remarks on Gaza, pro-Palestinian protestors have targeted many of former US President Donald Trump's golf clubs. Vandalism in Scotland and Ireland was intended to send a powerful political statement against Trump's projected plans for the Palestinian enclave.
On the grounds of Trump's golf club in Scotland, demonstrators spray-painted the words "Gaza is not for sale" in big white letters on Saturday. They also excavated portions of the course's vegetation and splattered paint over the clubhouse.
At the same time, Trump's golf course in Doonbeg, Ireland, saw another similar incident of vandalism, according to the Palestinian Action organization. In protest, activists allegedly pulled up the grass and spread Palestinian flags all over the golf course.
Trump's favorite pastime has been golf, and the former president often spends weekends at his courses across the globe. Since he took office in January 2017, security expenses for his golf trips have topped $18 million, further burdening American taxpayers.
After Trump's botched assassination attempt at one of his Florida golf resorts last year, security worries have increased.
Trump recently said that the United States should retake Gaza, reconstruct it, and make it the "Riviera of the Middle East." This is the reason for the damage.
Trump referred to Gaza as a "ruin" and said that its citizens should move permanently to nations like Jordan or Egypt. In addition, he stated plans to go to Gaza and alluded to the deployment of American forces there.
The instances are part of a rising worldwide response to Trump's remarks about the Palestinian dilemma, with people expressing their disagreement via symbolic acts of disobedience.
