International consulting firms and Tony Blair's think tank involved in the design of the Trump Riviera in Gaza

BarcelonaIsraeli businessmen, international consulting firms and former associates of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair have been working on a project to transform Gaza into a major economic hub, the report revealed. Financial TimesThe plan provides for the creation of the Riviera Trump, which would have artificial islands and an industrial zone initially named after Elon Musk, and would involve financial compensation for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to leave the territory. during the meeting they heldSpecifically, it would involve building a city in the south of the Strip to concentrate the Palestinian population that does not leave or is expelled, approximately 600,000 people. According to the leaks, the objective would be to force the majority of Palestinians to leave Gaza and confine the rest to this city under military control.

Titled The Great Trust, the project proposes turning Gaza into a commercial and industrial center, with ports, airports and highways, financed with private capital and tokens Digital. The developers propose pooling all public land into a trust fund, where residents could contribute their private land in exchange for a guaranteed right to future housing.

The project's authors argue that the destruction caused by the war has opened a "once-in-a-century opportunity" to rebuild Gaza as a "modern, secure, and prosperous" society. The project includes the so-called Elon Musk Smart Manufacturing Zone on the border with Israel, intended for US companies to manufacture electric vehicles for Europe. However, this zone could be jeopardized by the public conflict. between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, former allies now at odds.

Also planned are two highways named after the leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and the Trump Riviera, featuring luxury resorts and artificial islands inspired by Dubai. These islands were already mentioned in an internal document from the Tony Blair Institute (TBI), which, while not drafting the final presentation, participated in discussions and document exchanges with the authors.

A critical satire

The idea for Riviera Trump began as a satire. American graphic artist Mark Bryan used artificial intelligence to create an illustration depicting Gaza as a luxury theme park with casinos and private beaches. The image, intended as a political critique, went viral on X and the Donald Trump himself enthusiastically republished it., ignoring its satirical tone and presenting it as an attractive idea.

In any case, the promoters of a plan that is increasingly likely to become reality would like to pay around 7,700 euros per person to a quarter of the Palestinian population to leave Gaza, voluntarily" it would cost 5 billion dollars, but would save money in the long term.

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) prepared the financial models for the project, but the consultancy firm has fired two partners for having worked there without internal authorization. The plan estimates that, with massive departures and in003. dollars, starting from the current zero.

Sources consulted by the Financial Times They point out that the plan seeks to attract Donald Trump and Gulf governments, with proposals designed to capture their attention. In fact, the presentation has already been shared with members of the US administration, regional governments, and other international actors. For its part, and according to the British newspaper, the Tony Blair Institute maintains that it only listened to proposals and has never endorsed the displacement of Gazans from the Strip. Blair, they add, has spent two decades seeking "a better future for Gaza" and insists that he has not actively collaborated on the plan.

Israeli businessmen Liran Tancman and Michael Eisenberg, leaders of the project, also promoted the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). entity supported by Israel and the US, surrounded by controversy due to the effects of the war. A representative of that foundation met with Blair in London to present the initiative. The Blair Institute claims that they only listened.

This plan, which was echoed on Financial Times This joins other reconstruction initiatives, such as the one presented by Egypt with the support of the Arab League, valued at $53 billion, or those of think tanks like the Rand Corporation.

Gaza has thus become not only a theater of war, but also a geopolitical laboratory, where private interests, military strategies, and urban development projects intersect with incalculable humanitarian consequences.