A confidential document revealed by The Washington Post sheds harsh light on a project as ambitious as it is cynical: the Trump plan for Gaza. Behind promises of smart cities and a technological paradise lies a strategy of mass displacement, unilateral control, and colossal profits. A dream of concrete, AI, and engineered exile, shaped in Washington and rubber-stamped in Tel Aviv.
The American fantasy: Gaza emptied, rebuilt, exploited
This is not the first time Donald Trump, now back in the White House, has hinted at his desire to “reshape” Gaza. Since February, the project had been circulating informally. The Washington Post has now laid it bare: 38 pages detailing a reconstruction plan for Gaza, emptied of a substantial portion of its population. The Trump plan for Gaza rests on one core idea: erase the present to impose a profitable future.
The U.S. administration envisions a “voluntary” exodus of 25% of Gaza’s population, with promises of $5,000 cash, rent assistance, and food subsidies. But beneath this humanitarian gloss lies a brutal logic: the rest would be moved into “secure zones” within Gaza, pending possible resettlement.
Even more concerning is the introduction of “digital tokens”, exchangeable for housing in future “smart cities” or usable for building a life elsewhere. The plan coldly calculates the cost of exile: $23,000 saved per relocated person compared to maintaining them in secure zones. An economy of scale applied to human lives.
AI-run cities, luxury resorts, and Saudi megaprojects
The Trump plan for Gaza quickly spirals into dystopia. Spearheaded by an entity called GREAT Trust (Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust), the plan proposes U.S. administration over Gaza for at least ten years. The aim? To transition toward a “deradicalized” Palestinian authority, with security maintained by Western private military firms.
The document, rich with AI-generated imagery, imagines a sci-fi future: six to eight AI-managed smart cities, luxury beach resorts, tramways, EV factories, data centers… even Dubai-style artificial islands.
Among the key projects is the so-called “MBS Highway,” named after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. His approval is seen as crucial for regional acceptance. A new port and airport would connect southern Gaza to Egypt, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.
And the real motivation becomes clear: $100 billion in expected profits over ten years — with no cost to Washington.
Famine, forced migration, and opaque governance
Beneath the glossy tech vision, the humanitarian reality collapses. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), responsible for aid distribution and backed by both Israel and the U.S., faces mounting criticism. The UN reports over 1,000 deaths during aid distributions since May, mostly from Israeli gunfire.
Famine has taken hold. And in the midst of this desperation, Trump’s architects offer AI-assisted exile, digital tokens, and model cities. The plan echoes past colonial urban experiments, now rebranded as “reconstruction.”
A megalomaniac fantasy backed by Trump and Netanyahu
Donald Trump, true to form, has stoked the media fire himself. In January, he described Gaza as a “phenomenal” seaside location ready to become the new Middle East Riviera. A promotional video, fully AI-generated, posted on his Truth Social platform showed gleaming skyscrapers, pristine beaches, floating money, and even a massive statue of Trump himself.
On the Israeli side, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave public approval, as did segments of the far right. The idea of a pacified, Westernized, economically exploitable Gaza, stripped of its resistance, is appealing to many.
Global backlash and a silenced Palestinian voice
Condemnations came swiftly. The UN warned of potential “ethnic cleansing.” Arab governments, European allies, and even some U.S. figures expressed outrage. Hamas rejected the plan outright, declaring that “Gaza is not for sale.” Even Trump supporters criticized the tacky AI video.
On the ground, Gaza’s population expresses a mix of despair and skepticism. Some categorically refuse relocation; others, exhausted by war, say they’d accept anything resembling peace. As always, in grand geopolitical experiments drawn up in air-conditioned offices, the voices of the affected are barely heard.
A laboratory under American control
The Trump plan for Gaza is more than a real estate scheme. It reflects the American vision of a new order: technological, profitable, Western-controlled, and sanitized of disruptive elements, in this case, the Palestinian people. It’s a soft domination lab, where AI, profits, and propaganda replace bombs, yet the outcome is the same: a land stripped of its roots.
