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My latest with Karen DeYoung on a postwar plan for #Gaza circulating within the Trump administration.
The fantastical scheme plays to Trump's January assessment: "It’s like a massive demolition site... It's got to be rebuilt in a different way."
No paywall, docs linked: wapo.st/4g2eATo
The fantastical scheme plays to Trump's January assessment: "It’s like a massive demolition site... It's got to be rebuilt in a different way."
No paywall, docs linked: wapo.st/4g2eATo
Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population
President Donald Trump and international partners are discussing plans to build a “Riviera of the Middle East” on the rubble of Gaza. One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.
wapo.st
August 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
My latest with Karen DeYoung on a postwar plan for #Gaza circulating within the Trump administration.
The fantastical scheme plays to Trump's January assessment: "It’s like a massive demolition site... It's got to be rebuilt in a different way."
No paywall, docs linked: wapo.st/4g2eATo
The fantastical scheme plays to Trump's January assessment: "It’s like a massive demolition site... It's got to be rebuilt in a different way."
No paywall, docs linked: wapo.st/4g2eATo
Another person, Abu Mohamed, said he was staying in a partially destroyed house in Khan Younis, "but we could renovate... I refuse to go to another country, Muslim or not. This is my homeland."
@adhaque.bsky.social told me that a "voluntary" scheme would not relieve Israel of its legal obligations.
@adhaque.bsky.social told me that a "voluntary" scheme would not relieve Israel of its legal obligations.
August 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Another person, Abu Mohamed, said he was staying in a partially destroyed house in Khan Younis, "but we could renovate... I refuse to go to another country, Muslim or not. This is my homeland."
@adhaque.bsky.social told me that a "voluntary" scheme would not relieve Israel of its legal obligations.
@adhaque.bsky.social told me that a "voluntary" scheme would not relieve Israel of its legal obligations.
I asked a few Palestinians if they would accept $5,000 cash to move abroad.
"Those places are not that different from Gaza. People will suffer, just in a different way," said Mohammed, a 42-year old father speaking over WhatsApp from Gaza City.
"Those places are not that different from Gaza. People will suffer, just in a different way," said Mohammed, a 42-year old father speaking over WhatsApp from Gaza City.
August 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I asked a few Palestinians if they would accept $5,000 cash to move abroad.
"Those places are not that different from Gaza. People will suffer, just in a different way," said Mohammed, a 42-year old father speaking over WhatsApp from Gaza City.
"Those places are not that different from Gaza. People will suffer, just in a different way," said Mohammed, a 42-year old father speaking over WhatsApp from Gaza City.
Israel, Netanyahu has said, is “talking to several countries” about taking relocated Gazans.
Libya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Indonesia and Somaliland have been mentioned as potential hosts. Last week, Israel pledged $$ to assist in South Sudan's cholera outbreak...
Libya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Indonesia and Somaliland have been mentioned as potential hosts. Last week, Israel pledged $$ to assist in South Sudan's cholera outbreak...
August 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Israel, Netanyahu has said, is “talking to several countries” about taking relocated Gazans.
Libya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Indonesia and Somaliland have been mentioned as potential hosts. Last week, Israel pledged $$ to assist in South Sudan's cholera outbreak...
Libya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Indonesia and Somaliland have been mentioned as potential hosts. Last week, Israel pledged $$ to assist in South Sudan's cholera outbreak...
Certain things could cut costs for the investment scheme, dubbed the GREAT Trust, like debt-financing or increasing "the number of Gazans who volunteer to leave."
It proposes paying Palestinians $5,000 cash to leave, plus a 4-year housing and food stipend. Every departure could save investors $23k.
It proposes paying Palestinians $5,000 cash to leave, plus a 4-year housing and food stipend. Every departure could save investors $23k.
August 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Certain things could cut costs for the investment scheme, dubbed the GREAT Trust, like debt-financing or increasing "the number of Gazans who volunteer to leave."
It proposes paying Palestinians $5,000 cash to leave, plus a 4-year housing and food stipend. Every departure could save investors $23k.
It proposes paying Palestinians $5,000 cash to leave, plus a 4-year housing and food stipend. Every departure could save investors $23k.
Planners suggested giving people digital tokens in exchange for the rights to develop their land.
Gazans would be able to "redeem" the blockchain asset to finance their lives elsewhere or to redeem a future apartment in one of 6-8 planned cities in Gaza, plans said.
Gazans would be able to "redeem" the blockchain asset to finance their lives elsewhere or to redeem a future apartment in one of 6-8 planned cities in Gaza, plans said.
August 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Planners suggested giving people digital tokens in exchange for the rights to develop their land.
Gazans would be able to "redeem" the blockchain asset to finance their lives elsewhere or to redeem a future apartment in one of 6-8 planned cities in Gaza, plans said.
Gazans would be able to "redeem" the blockchain asset to finance their lives elsewhere or to redeem a future apartment in one of 6-8 planned cities in Gaza, plans said.
Israeli planners, supported by BCG consultants, estimated that redeveloping Gaza would require more than $100 billion in public and private investments.
They budgeted nearly 10bil in UXO/debris removal over 5 years, before launching a "tourism buildout" in earnest. Here's the 10-year pitch:
They budgeted nearly 10bil in UXO/debris removal over 5 years, before launching a "tourism buildout" in earnest. Here's the 10-year pitch:
August 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Israeli planners, supported by BCG consultants, estimated that redeveloping Gaza would require more than $100 billion in public and private investments.
They budgeted nearly 10bil in UXO/debris removal over 5 years, before launching a "tourism buildout" in earnest. Here's the 10-year pitch:
They budgeted nearly 10bil in UXO/debris removal over 5 years, before launching a "tourism buildout" in earnest. Here's the 10-year pitch:
Israeli planners, supported by BCG consultants, estimated that redeveloping Gaza would require more than $100 billion in public and private investments.
They budgeted nearly 10bil in UXO/debris removal over 5 years, before launching a "tourism buildout" in earnest. Here's the 10-year pitch:
They budgeted nearly 10bil in UXO/debris removal over 5 years, before launching a "tourism buildout" in earnest. Here's the 10-year pitch:
August 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Israeli planners, supported by BCG consultants, estimated that redeveloping Gaza would require more than $100 billion in public and private investments.
They budgeted nearly 10bil in UXO/debris removal over 5 years, before launching a "tourism buildout" in earnest. Here's the 10-year pitch:
They budgeted nearly 10bil in UXO/debris removal over 5 years, before launching a "tourism buildout" in earnest. Here's the 10-year pitch:
U.N. special rapporteur Alice Edwards said she's documented "serious cases of torture" in Russian prisons and detention sites. “Look, I’m calling this part of Russian war policy. It’s clear that it’s organized. It’s clear that it’s systematic.”
Our investigation, no paywall: wapo.st/3YNw5PF
Our investigation, no paywall: wapo.st/3YNw5PF
April 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
U.N. special rapporteur Alice Edwards said she's documented "serious cases of torture" in Russian prisons and detention sites. “Look, I’m calling this part of Russian war policy. It’s clear that it’s organized. It’s clear that it’s systematic.”
Our investigation, no paywall: wapo.st/3YNw5PF
Our investigation, no paywall: wapo.st/3YNw5PF
Other former Taganrog detainees spoke of lengthy interrogations by Russian guards, daily beatings and torture sessions in an electric chair.
Sergeii Taraniuk recalled his first beating: People didn’t die... "They just crawled into a cell.”
#ViktoriiaProject
Sergeii Taraniuk recalled his first beating: People didn’t die... "They just crawled into a cell.”
#ViktoriiaProject
April 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Other former Taganrog detainees spoke of lengthy interrogations by Russian guards, daily beatings and torture sessions in an electric chair.
Sergeii Taraniuk recalled his first beating: People didn’t die... "They just crawled into a cell.”
#ViktoriiaProject
Sergeii Taraniuk recalled his first beating: People didn’t die... "They just crawled into a cell.”
#ViktoriiaProject
When her body was finally returned to Kyiv, medical examiners found a broken rib and possible traces of electric shocks. Her eyeballs and her brain had been removed.
Some officials have speculated that Roshchyna's organs were removed to conceal signs of abuse. #ViktoriiaProject
Some officials have speculated that Roshchyna's organs were removed to conceal signs of abuse. #ViktoriiaProject
April 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
When her body was finally returned to Kyiv, medical examiners found a broken rib and possible traces of electric shocks. Her eyeballs and her brain had been removed.
Some officials have speculated that Roshchyna's organs were removed to conceal signs of abuse. #ViktoriiaProject
Some officials have speculated that Roshchyna's organs were removed to conceal signs of abuse. #ViktoriiaProject
The 27-year old Ukrainian journalist was held incommunicado for eight months after being arrested by Russian authorities in #Enerhodar while investigating Russia's network of prisons.
She was reported dead on Oct. 2 -- but for months, the circumstances of her death remained unknown.
She was reported dead on Oct. 2 -- but for months, the circumstances of her death remained unknown.
April 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The 27-year old Ukrainian journalist was held incommunicado for eight months after being arrested by Russian authorities in #Enerhodar while investigating Russia's network of prisons.
She was reported dead on Oct. 2 -- but for months, the circumstances of her death remained unknown.
She was reported dead on Oct. 2 -- but for months, the circumstances of her death remained unknown.