Trump's declaration earlier this week that the U.S. will "take over" the Gaza Strip is landing with a thud with some Republicans on Capitol Hill. Why it matters: GOP dissent against Trump is exceedingly rare,

Speaking of the two Israeli neighbors, Aaron David Miller, a former US Middle East peace negotiator, said on CNN: “It’s not a real estate deal for them, it’s not even a humanitarian issue for them. It’s an existential issue.”

Once a critic of nation building, the president now envisions taking over a Middle East enclave, driving out its Palestinian population and transforming it into “the Riviera of the Middle East.”