Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: I wonder how the "can't vote for Kamala because of Gaza" folks are feeling now [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(169,179 posts)176. Gaza postwar plan envisions 'voluntary' relocation of entire population
The Trump administration and international partners are discussing proposals to build a Riviera of the Middle East on the rubble of Gaza. One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.
Hmm a plan to forcibly expel a native population and develop their land into a kind of "living space" for settlers, I wonder if there is a word in German for this kind of thing
— Leonard Pierce (@leonardpierce.bsky.social) 2025-08-31T14:33:18.854Z
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/31/trump-gaza-plan-riviera-relocation/
A postwar plan for Gaza circulating within the Trump administration, modeled on President Donald Trumps vow to take over the enclave, would turn it into a trusteeship administered by the United States for at least 10 years while it is transformed into a gleaming tourism resort and high-tech manufacturing and technology hub.
The 38-page prospectus seen by The Washington Post envisions at least a temporary relocation of all of Gazas more than 2 million population, either through what it calls voluntary departures to another country or into restricted, secured zones inside the enclave during reconstruction......
Called the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust, or GREAT Trust, the proposal was developed by some of the same Israelis who created and set in motion the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) now distributing food inside the enclave. Financial planning was done by a team working at the time for the Boston Consulting Group.
People familiar with the trust planning and with administration deliberations over postwar Gaza spoke about the sensitive subject on the condition of anonymity. The White House referred questions to the State Department, which declined to comment. BCG has said that work on the trust plan was expressly not approved and that two senior partners who led the financial modeling were subsequently fired......
Its not clear if the detailed and comprehensive GREAT Trust proposal is what Trump has in mind. But major elements of it, according to two people familiar with the planning, were specifically designed to make real the presidents vision of a Riviera of the Middle East.
Perhaps most appealing, it purports to require no U.S. government funding and offer significant profit to investors. Unlike the controversial and sometimes cash-strapped GHF, which uses armed private U.S. security contractors to distribute food in four southern Gaza locations, the trust plan does not rely on donations, the prospectus says. Instead, it would be financed by public and private-sector investment in what it calls mega-projects, from electric vehicle plants and data centers to beach resorts and high-rise apartments.
The 38-page prospectus seen by The Washington Post envisions at least a temporary relocation of all of Gazas more than 2 million population, either through what it calls voluntary departures to another country or into restricted, secured zones inside the enclave during reconstruction......
Called the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust, or GREAT Trust, the proposal was developed by some of the same Israelis who created and set in motion the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) now distributing food inside the enclave. Financial planning was done by a team working at the time for the Boston Consulting Group.
People familiar with the trust planning and with administration deliberations over postwar Gaza spoke about the sensitive subject on the condition of anonymity. The White House referred questions to the State Department, which declined to comment. BCG has said that work on the trust plan was expressly not approved and that two senior partners who led the financial modeling were subsequently fired......
Its not clear if the detailed and comprehensive GREAT Trust proposal is what Trump has in mind. But major elements of it, according to two people familiar with the planning, were specifically designed to make real the presidents vision of a Riviera of the Middle East.
Perhaps most appealing, it purports to require no U.S. government funding and offer significant profit to investors. Unlike the controversial and sometimes cash-strapped GHF, which uses armed private U.S. security contractors to distribute food in four southern Gaza locations, the trust plan does not rely on donations, the prospectus says. Instead, it would be financed by public and private-sector investment in what it calls mega-projects, from electric vehicle plants and data centers to beach resorts and high-rise apartments.
This is what people who did not vote for Harris actually voted for
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
176 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations

I wonder how the "can't vote for Kamala because of Gaza" folks are feeling now [View all]
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 22
OP
Benny Johnson is the unlucky one? He has been rewarded with his own news blog site
travelingthrulife
Aug 23
#108
How many times has Jill Stein called for Hamas to immediately surrender so the war will end?
SunSeeker
Aug 22
#38
I don't think I can say what I hope they feel, for fear of saying something too nasty.
dem4decades
Aug 22
#2
Off topic (sorry), but your post gave me a real question that'd I'd never thought to ask before
BlueSpot
Aug 22
#71
Impossible populist promises like "I'll bring peace to the Middle East!" "I'll bring back all the manufacturing jobs!"
betsuni
Aug 23
#92
Is Netanyahu secretly in cahoots with Putin? I guess we'll never know, but it sure looks like it
FakeNoose
Aug 22
#10
So they didn't vote, or voted for the party of no standards --the GOP. Makes no sense.
SunSeeker
Aug 22
#73
We live in the USA, not the Middle East. We are subjected to the rule of Trump. Everyone who lives here is!
LeftInTX
Aug 22
#58
Good point!! Probably because under Trump they know they might be sent to the Gulag.
walkingman
Aug 23
#85
Not protesting because no funding/being told what to do. Dark money and leadership. You know, "grassroots."
betsuni
Aug 23
#94
I assume, unless they were personally and directly impacted, that their attitude is unchanged. IOW
BootinUp
Aug 22
#12
When I saw Trump call himself and Netanyahu "war heroes" yesterday, my first thought was...
W_HAMILTON
Aug 22
#13
I thought of Tulsi Gabbard calling Hillary "Queen of the Warmongers," but war is fun now! heroes!
betsuni
Aug 23
#95
Prob the same as the people that wouldn't let the Palestinian Dem officials speak at the DNC.
Eko
Aug 22
#18
Right, if only we had let them get on stage and accuse Kamala of supporting genocide!
SunSeeker
Aug 22
#51
Why should the "Uncommited" movement spokespeople get precious time at the DNC?
SunSeeker
Aug 22
#62
Yes it was. The history and facts are well known. Blaming Democrats is disinformation, lies used to
betsuni
Aug 24
#160
I wonder how Harris and her advisors feel about not distancing herself from Biden,
Ms. Toad
Aug 22
#30
I don't know who the fuck you were listening to, she was NOT "focused on the Wall Street economy."
SunSeeker
Aug 22
#61
The almost militant response to anyone disagreeing is not the way to get people on your side
crimycarny
Aug 23
#140
When Biden (and Harris through most of her campaign) talk about how good the economy is,
Ms. Toad
Aug 23
#117
Experts say 121,000 votes in 3 swing states (MI, PA & WI) were key in Harris' defeat.
SunSeeker
Aug 22
#59
Just one of many reasons voters didn't turn out. Some not good on principle, including racism, misogyism, etc.
marble falls
Aug 22
#76
Just before the DNC in August- 40,000 Palestinian lives lost in Gaza: UN Human Rights Chief pleads for end to fighting
cliffside
Aug 23
#84
Pretty sure I just read an article about them protesting Democrats for what
travelingthrulife
Aug 23
#109
i was aginist her stance on Gaza. Ir was one of those "lesser of two evils" moments. I voted for her.
Ping Tung
Aug 23
#116
Last convo with an old friend regarding her not voting for Hillary: "she knows where the levers of power are" and...
Hekate
Aug 23
#120
Ha, knowing where the levers of power are. Hillary untrustworthy, the TPP Obama's diabolical plot to screw U.S. workers
betsuni
Aug 23
#132
I know someone who still insists that the parties are no different from each other
Quanto Magnus
Aug 23
#122
They feel just fine because they were GOP posing as liberals the whole time.
DiamondShark
Aug 23
#124
I condemn what happened on Oct 7. I am sickened daily by what my country is facilitating in Gaza.
mjvpi
Aug 23
#125
One of the growing list of things that we need to do as a nation to get our soul back.
mjvpi
Aug 24
#161
I confess I didn't vote for Hillary in 2016, but not because I disagreed with 2 percent of her positions.
generalbetrayus
Aug 23
#128
Same ones who refuse to read instructions before assembling a purchase -- Big DIY and Establishment IKEA
betsuni
Aug 23
#137
Trump-backing Muslim voters finally realize they 'made a big mistake': expert
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 24
#162
US announces it is 'denying and revoking visas' for Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 29
#171