Palestinians could each be offered $5,000 cash to leave the Gaza Strip as well as subsidies to cover four years’ worth of rent “elsewhere” under a White House plan to take over and reconstruct the ravaged territory, according to reports.
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The plan would involve Gaza’s two million population leaving, at least temporarily, through “voluntary” departures to another country or pre-approved “restricted, secured” zones inside the coastal enclave during postwar reconstruction, according to proposals laid out in a 38-page prospectus reported by the Washington Post.
Gazans who own land would be offered a “digital token” in exchange for rights to redevelop their property. Palestinians who took the $5,000 cash and subsidies for rent would also be provided with a year of food.
The plan appears to be based on a much-criticised idea pitched by President Trump during a joint press conference with Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, early this year. Trump suggested the United States “take over” and “own” the Gaza Strip, developing the region into a resort. He later posted online an AI-generated video depicting the Gaza strip as a Dubai-style paradise, which also featured Elon Musk eating falafel and bearded belly-dancers. Trump has since appeared to backtrack on the idea, promising not to forcibly expel Palestinians.
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