Leaked Proposal Exposes US-Israeli Plan to Erase Palestinians from Gaza

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A leaked document, dubbed the GREAT plan, has revealed a sinister plot by US and Israeli officials to transform Gaza into a "Gaza Riviera" under US trusteeship, displacing 2.3 million Palestinians in the process. Critics describe the plan as a grotesque attempt to disguise ethnic cleansing and genocide as modernization, complete with high-rise resorts, "smart cities," and manufacturing hubs.

The GREAT plan proposes to pressure Palestinians into surrendering their homes and farmland in exchange for worthless "digital tokens," while those who resist would be corralled into confined housing zones. Israel would absorb the bulk of Gaza's agricultural areas under the pretext of "security." This echoes the decades-long campaign to erase Palestinians from their homeland, now repackaged as a real estate opportunity.

Key Takeaways:

  • The leaked GREAT plan aims to displace 2.3 million Palestinians from Gaza, with the US and Israel plotting "ethnic cleansing" through fake reconstruction efforts.
  • The proposal suggests Palestinians could be pressured into surrendering their homes and farmland in exchange for worthless "digital tokens."
  • The plan paints a glossy vision of high-rise resorts, "smart cities," and manufacturing hubs along the Mediterranean coast, but only after Palestinians have been displaced.
  • Boston Consulting Group and IKEA's involvement in the project have been cited, although both companies have denied any participation.
  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is listed as a possible financier, but observers believe his name was included to lend the plan regional credibility.
  • Legal experts have described the plan as "criminal" and warned it could meet the definition of ethnic cleansing under international law.
  • The plan carries clear traces of Donald Trump's earlier musings about paying Palestinians to leave Gaza, highlighting US complicity in Israel's war on Palestinians.
  • Arab world and rights groups have slammed the plan as an "insane cover for ethnic cleansing" and "gentrified genocide."

Statistics:

  • Over 70% of Gaza's housing has been destroyed by Israeli airstrikes carried out with US-made weapons.
  • The number of Palestinians displaced from their homes in Gaza has not been officially stated, but estimates suggest tens of thousands have been affected.
  • The GREAT plan proposes to place Gaza under US trusteeship for at least a decade.
  • The plan's authors aim to create a luxury tourism industry in Gaza, with a focus on promoting the "Gaza Riviera" concept.

Sources:

  • (https://easternherald.com/topic/gaza-war/)
  • (https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-redevelopment-plans-provide-coverage-ethnic-cleansing-critics-say)
  • (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/leaked-gaza-riviera-plan-dismissed-as-insane-attempt-to-cover-ethnic-cleansing)
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