Activists have vandalized the US president’s Turnberry resort in protest of his plans to relocate Palestinians from the enclave
Professional-Palestinian activists have vandalized US President Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf resort in Scotland in response to his proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and remodel the realm right into a vacationer vacation spot.
Palestine Motion, the group behind the protest, mentioned on Saturday that the motion was “in response to the American administration’s plans and threats to destroy, ethnically cleanse, and ‘take over’ the Palestinian Gaza Strip.”
Movies shared by the activists present “GAZA IS NOT FOR SALE” painted in massive white letters on the greens, with a number of holes dug up.
“While Trump makes an attempt to deal with Gaza as his property, he ought to know his personal property is inside attain,” the group wrote on X.
BREAKING: Palestine Motion wreck Trump’s golf course in Turnberry, Scotland.”GAZA IS NOT FOR SALE” is sprayed throughout the garden and the golf course’s holes are dug up. While Trump makes an attempt to deal with Gaza as his property, he ought to know his personal property is inside attain. pic.twitter.com/ZoH8joHEYi
— Palestine Motion (@Pal_action) March 8, 2025
One other put up included photos of slogans akin to “Free Gaza” painted in crimson on the clubhouse. The group claimed the golf course was absolutely shut down following the motion.
A consultant for Trump Turnberry condemned the incident as a “infantile, felony act” and insisted that it could not disrupt operations.
Scottish police confirmed that an investigation is underway.
Trump floated the concept of relocating Gaza’s inhabitants and redeveloping the realm in February. His plan to remodel the enclave right into a luxurious vacationer vacation spot, to be referred to as the “Riviera of the Center East,” entails shifting greater than 2 million Palestinians to neighboring Arab nations. He beforehand shared an AI-generated video selling “Trump Gaza,” which depicts a resort that includes himself alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and tech billionaire Elon Musk.
The proposal was broadly condemned by Palestinian leaders. Arab nations warned it could “put oil on the fireplace within the area.”
Gaza has suffered intensive destruction following the Israeli army operation launched after the Hamas shock assault on October 7, by which round 1,200 Israelis have been killed and 250 have been taken hostage. Greater than 48,000 Palestinians, largely civilians, have been killed since then, in keeping with the Palestinian Ministry of Well being, with round 70% of the buildings in northern Gaza broken or destroyed, rendering massive components of the territory uninhabitable.
