{"id":65592,"date":"2026-02-06T08:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/private-jet-owned-by-trump-friend-used-by-ice-to-deport-palestinians-to-west-bank-first-thing\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T08:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:06:49","slug":"private-jet-owned-by-trump-friend-used-by-ice-to-deport-palestinians-to-west-bank-first-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/private-jet-owned-by-trump-friend-used-by-ice-to-deport-palestinians-to-west-bank-first-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank | First Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luxury plane owned by Florida property tycoon has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv, Guardian investigation shows. Plus, Democratic senator calls for national strike if Trump interferes with midterms<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2018\/sep\/17\/guardian-us-morning-briefing-sign-up-to-stay-informed\"><strong>Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Good morning.<\/p>\n<p>Palestinians arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/feb\/05\/revealed-private-jet-owned-by-trump-friend-used-by-ice-to-deport-palestinians-to-west-bank\">deported to the West Bank on a private jet<\/a> owned by an ally of Donald Trump, a Guardian investigation revealed on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Has Dezer\u2019s jet been used for deportations before?<\/strong> Yes. According to Human Rights First, it made four \u201cremoval flights\u201d before its two recent trips to Israel, to Kenya, Liberia, Guinea and Eswatini, starting last October.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How has he responded?<\/strong> In an email, Dezer told the Guardian he was \u201cnever privy to the names\u201d of those who travelled onboard his jet when it was privately chartered by Journey, or the purpose of the flight. \u201cThe only thing I\u2019m notified about is the dates of use,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does each side want?<\/strong> Washington wants to expand the negotiations to cover Iran\u2019s ballistic missiles, support for the region\u2019s armed groups and \u201ctreatment of their own people\u201d, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said. Tehran is seeking assurances that the US is not using the talks as a smokescreen to impose regime change.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/feb\/06\/first-thing-private-jet-ice-deport-palestinians-west-bank-trump\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luxury plane owned by Florida property tycoon has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv, Guardian investigation shows. Plus, Democratic senator calls for national strike if Trump interferes with midterms Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. 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