Europe urged to reject Trump’s Gaza redevelopment masterplan

Jared Kushner presented a Trump economic development plan for Gaza at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

• Main announcement/action: Jared Kushner unveiled a 20-point Trump economic development plan for Gaza featuring AI-generated renderings of glass towers and marinas, a proposal to fragment Gaza into seven discontinuous residential areas, 180 tourist beachfront towers, designated zones for data centers, and proposals for heavily surveilled “alternative safe communities”; Europeans and Arab states are due to be asked to consider the plan when the Board of Peace meets in Washington on February 19.
• Background and concrete details: The plan would place reconstruction and contracting under the Board of Peace (BoP) chaired by President Trump, alludes to “amazing investment opportunities” for private businesses (including reported interest from figures such as Larry Ellison and Peter Thiel), mentions private security contractors (e.g., UG Solutions, the Alligator Alcatraz team) and includes proposals for biometric monitoring and restricted coastal access; the author calls for alternative donor mechanisms such as a World Bank-managed trust fund and immediate humanitarian priorities (clearing rubble, restoring services, temporary shelter) to be led with Palestinian ownership and oversight.