Kushner's 'Gaza Reconstruction' Plan: Another Land Grab by Other Means?
📰 THE STORY: ABC News reports on Jared Kushner's proposed involvement in the 'reconstruction' of Gaza, highlighting the practical obstacles his vision faces. The article frames this as an attempt to bring stability and development to the besieged strip, acknowledging the difficulty amidst ongoing conflict and political disarray. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This
'reconstruction' narrative conveniently ignores the ongoing 17-year blockade of Gaza, imposed by the government of Israel with Egyptian complicity, which systematically dismantled its economy and infrastructure long before the current genocide. It utterly erases the Nakba of 1948, which ethnically cleansed 750,000 Palestinians, and the subsequent Sabra and Shatila massacre in 1982 orchestrated by
Israeli-backed militias. The current humanitarian catastrophe, with over 40,000 dead, is the direct result of a genocidal campaign, not a natural disaster requiring benevolent rebuilding. Double Standard: When governments in the Global South pursue infrastructure projects after conflict (often Western-fueled), they are typically met with accusations of corruption, lack of transparency, and human
rights concerns. Yet, Kushner, whose family business, Kushner Companies, stands to gain immensely from real estate ventures, is presented as a potential 'solution' for a territory his allies are actively destroying. There is no comparable 'reconstruction vision' from a US figure for areas devastated by US-backed conflicts, such as the 2011 NATO 'intervention' that destroyed Libya's infrastructure,