Trump’s Gaza Plan: Building Resorts on Rubble, A New Phase in 'Peace'
The New Arab reports on Steve Witkoff announcing a 'phase two' for Trump's Gaza plan, with an anonymous US envoy suggesting talks are shifting from ceasefire to 'disarmament, a technocratic authority and post-war reconstruction.' One might wonder if 'reconstruction' here is code for 'prime beachfront property for luxury resorts.' After all, Donald Trump Jr. himself, just last year, mused about
Gaza's 'valuable beachfront property' had it not been controlled by Hamas ( Newsweek , November 9, 2023). It appears the 'vision' for Gaza, post-cleansing, seems to align more with a new Mar-a-Lago than a genuinely rebuilt homeland for its dispossessed population. This isn't just cynical speculation; it's a pattern. The discussion about Gaza's future consistently bypasses the fundamental rights of
Palestinians, instead focusing on what infrastructure can be imposed or, more chillingly, what 'opportunities' arise from its destruction. The very idea of an American real estate mogul's 'plan' for a war-torn territory, still under siege, speaks volumes about who benefits from such 'reconstruction' efforts. It’s less about peace, more about prime real estate after the 'security operation' clears
the land.