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In Bush administration sponsored negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Secretary Rice suggested relocating Palestianian refugees to South America, perhaps creating a homeland for them in Chile and Argentina. WTF???
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/24/condoleezza-rice-palestinian-refugees-south-america
...The United States proposed giving Palestinian refugees land in South America as a radical solution to a problem that has haunted Middle East peace talks for decades.
Condoleezza Rice, the Bush administration's secretary of state, wanted to settle displaced Palestinians in Chile and Argentina as an alternative to letting them return to former homes in Israel and the occupied territories. Rice made the proposal in a June 2008 meeting with US, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Berlin, according to minutes of the encounter seen by the Guardian.
During a discussion about international funding to compensate refugees – an estimated 5 million Palestinians are scattered around the Middle East – the US diplomat made a startling suggestion...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/24/condoleezza-rice-palestinian-refugees-south-america