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Trump & Kushner envision Gaza's future: more resorts than people?
In Washington, a major meeting chaired by President Donald Trump at the White House on the future of Gaza after the war has drawn attention not only for its size but also for the fact that among the attendees is Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and former top Middle East adviser.
Kushner does not have an official role in the new administration, but he appears to continue to maintain a quiet influence behind the scenes, advising on negotiations with Arab leaders and especially on the future vision for Gaza.
Sources close to CNN confirm that he was one of the voices pushing the idea of a "day after" discussion, raising questions about the reconstruction of the territory, basic services and, above all, about what is at the heart of the debate: who will control Gaza after the fall of Hamas. And here the story takes a familiar turn.
Months ago, Kushner was the first to publicly articulate an unusual and provocative plan to relocate Gaza’s residents and turn it into a tourist oasis, a “Middle Eastern Riviera” filled with luxury resorts and giant construction projects. At the time, the idea seemed like the absurd fantasy of a billionaire with eyes made of concrete and sea. Today, his return to the high tables of the White House makes this fantasy less trivial.
Today's meeting, which Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff described as "big and comprehensive," appears to be centered around just such a vision. Witkoff told Fox News that the plan is "humanitarian and well-intentioned," an attempt to convince people that behind the massive relocations and luxury projects there are also motives for peace. But beyond the rhetoric, it is clear that Trump and Kushner's project aims to erase from the map a political and social reality that has existed for decades and replace an entire people with a concrete and beach utopia.
The irony is that while the US administration claims to be thinking about “peace and prosperity for all in the region,” the reality on the ground is quite different: Gaza is devastated by bombing, thousands dead, millions displaced, and a people struggling to survive. And amidst all this blood and destruction, Trump and Kushner are penciling in luxurious construction projects as if they were urban planners on a Caribbean island.
Whether this plan will take concrete form, or will remain just a provocative idea to test the reaction of international opinion, remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: Kushner's return to the big stage of American foreign policy is a clear signal that for Trump, the Gaza issue is not just a geopolitical dossier, but also a personal project, where politics, business and concrete fantasy merge into one. /Pamphlet
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