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Tony Blair’s think tank worked on ‘Trump Riviera’ plan for Gaza

GAZA STRIP, JUL 6 – Staff from the Tony Blair Institute took part in talks on a controversial Gaza redevelopment plan that assumes 25% of Palestinians would leave voluntarily, documents reveal.

  • The Tony Blair Institute was linked to a secret project by Israeli businessmen and Boston Consulting Group aiming to redevelop Gaza into a “Trump Riviera” as of July 2025.
  • This project followed Israel’s war in Gaza since October 2023, which left the territory devastated and prompted plans to transform it economically, though TBI denied endorsing the relocation of Palestinians.
  • The 30-page slide deck titled “Great Trust” proposed placing Gaza’s public land into an Israeli-managed trust, creating special economic zones, artificial islands, and a port connecting to the India-Middle East-Europe corridor.
  • The proposal anticipated that around a quarter of the Palestinian population might choose to depart willingly, with approximately 500,000 people being offered payments of about $9,000 each to relocate, a move that faced international criticism as a form of ethnic cleansing.
  • TBI claimed limited involvement, stating it did not prepare or approve the BCG-backed deck despite some staff participation, and the project’s exposure has significant implications for postwar Gaza and regional policies.
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The plan was simple: for €7,670 ($9,000), between 500,000 and 575,000 Palestinians would be willing to leave the ruins of Gaza. In the space they left, they...

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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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