“New Gaza”: Trump and Kushner Unveil $25 Billion Luxury “Riviera” at Davos

Jared Kushner unveiled a stunning “Master Plan” for post-war Gaza during the World Economic Forum in Davos. Describing the devastated territory as “amazing real estate,” Kushner presented AI-generated renderings of a futuristic “New Gaza” and “New Rafah” featuring 180 luxury skyscrapers, Mediterranean resorts, and high-tech industrial parks. The proposal, estimated to cost at least $25 billion, seeks to transform the enclave into a “free-market” hub modeled after Dubai or Singapore, aiming for a GDP of $10 billion by 2035.

The development is divided into four geographic phases, starting in Rafah and moving north to Gaza City. Beyond luxury tourism, the plan includes a new airport, a trilateral crossing at the Egyptian-Israeli border, and 100,000 permanent housing units. However, the plan has faced fierce backlash from critics who label it an “imperial agenda” that reduces a humanitarian catastrophe to a business deal. Crucially, the people of Gaza were not consulted, and the proposal offers no roadmap for Palestinian statehood, focusing instead on “catastrophic success” through total demilitarization and private investment.

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The project is overseen by Trump’s new Board of Peace, an organization that charges $1 billion for a permanent seat and is chaired by Trump for life. While countries like Pakistan, Hungary, and Saudi Arabia have joined, most Western allies remain skeptical of the board’s mandate to bypass the UN. As construction relies on the full disarmament of Hamas, the plan remains a high-stakes gamble between a “Riviera” vision and the grim reality of a territory currently buried under 68 million tonnes of war debris.