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Mass population displacement, artificial islands and special economic zones: Gaza is being treated as a financial and tourist project, not as a humanitarian issue...
A Washington Post report has revealed the clearest draft yet of the so-called "day after" plan for Gaza, which is circulating in the Trump administration.
Although US President Donald Trump has not yet officially approved it, the draft constitutes a frivolous project, disconnected from reality, and which confirms suspicions that Washington is focusing only on economic illusions with no connection to the well-being of the Palestinians or the facts on the ground, whether in Gaza, the West Bank or the wider Middle East region.
What does the "GREAT Trust" plan foresee?
According to the document, the fund called the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust (GREAT Trust) envisages the "temporary relocation" of over two million Gazans, either through "voluntary departures" to third countries or to closed "safe areas" within the Gaza Strip itself.
The list includes countries such as Indonesia, South Sudan, Somaliland, Libya and Ethiopia – but none of them have agreed to participate. Although the document mentions “stimulus packages” such as subsidies for food, housing or rent payments, any form of forced displacement would constitute a flagrant violation of international law.
This project is directly linked to the same individuals who previously promoted the "Humanitarian Fund for Gaza," a Trump administration initiative heavily criticized as a maneuver coordinated with the Israeli government rather than real support for the Palestinian people.
Who is behind the plan?
It is not possible to separate the proposals from the names of Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and close advisor, as well as Tony Blair, the former British prime minister.
Kushner has a long history of subverting diplomatic norms under the guise of “thinking outside the box,” reducing peace to financial transactions. Blair has followed the same logic, placing economic development above any form of Palestinian self-determination.
Both have close ties to the United Arab Emirates, a key signatory to the Abraham Accords and an outspoken enemy of the Palestinian Authority. The Emirates itself had proposed a post-war plan in March with Gulf support and the disarmament of Hamas, but it was rejected by the US and Israel.
A “multilateral trusteeship” on behalf of Palestine
The draft envisions the creation of a “multilateral trusteeship” over Gaza, which could later be transformed into a “formal international trusteeship.” On paper, this would transfer authority to an “independent Palestinian polity,” but without ever specifying who that body would be. In the meantime, assets would remain under “protection” to ensure stability—which in practice means continued Israeli control over Palestinian self-determination and territory.
Political risk for Trump
If this plan is adopted as official policy, Trump will face strong opposition even from within his own base. Many of his supporters are already angry with Israel over its ongoing massacres in Gaza, carried out under the shadow of American military and diplomatic support.
Such a project, which treats Gaza as a "financial asset" managed by the US and Israel, contradicts the "America First" slogan and exposes the administration as a party to serious international legal violations.
But it’s no surprise. Trump and his envoy Steve Witkoff have been talking for months about the need to “destroy and rebuild” Gaza, packaging the idea as an act of “humanity.” Israel, meanwhile, has taken advantage of Trump’s lack of clear leadership, following Netanyahu’s offensives unhindered.
This situation has created the ground for a dangerous plan like the "GREAT Trust", which under normal conditions would be rejected as absurd, but today is being seriously presented in the White House. /Adapted from "Pamphlet" by "Haaretz"
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