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Donald Trump Gaza plan could backfire on Israel, expert warns | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Defense News “The biggest problem, as with any real estate contract, is that Israelis are dazzled by the presentation, but do not read the fine print,” Eyal Ofer said. Palestinians, displaced by the Israeli offensive, shelter in a tent camp as the Israeli military …

The White House is “circulating” a plan to transform a substantially depopulated Gaza into US President Donald Trump’s vision of a high-tech “Riviera of the Middle East” brimming with private investment and replete with artificial intelligence-powered “smart cities.” That’s according a 38-page prospectus for a proposed Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration, and Transformation (GREAT) Trust obtained by The Washington Post and …

A plan circulating in the White House to develop the “Gaza Riviera” as a string of high-tech megacities has been dismissed as an “insane” attempt to provide cover for the large-scale ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian territory’s population. The Washington Post published on Sunday a leaked prospectus for the plan, which would see the forced displacement of Gaza’s entire population …

Post-war plan sees US administering Gaza for at least a decade: Washington Post  Reuters Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population  The Washington Post Trump said weighing plan to pay Gazans to leave, put Strip under US-run trusteeship  The Times of Israel Why was Tony Blair at the White House for Trump’s Gaza meeting?  CNN GREAT Gaza Plan: A Trumpian Get-rich-quick Scheme …

The Venice Film Festival on Saturday became the focus of possibly the largest protest ever seen at a major film event over Israel’s ongoing military assault on Gaza. Thousands, young and old, made up of festival guests and members of the public, took part in a major march denouncing Israel and calling for an end to genocide. Amid a sea …

Scoop: Inside Trump’s Gaza meeting with Tony Blair and Jared Kushner  Axios Blair joins White House meeting with Trump on post-war Gaza  BBC Trump chairs Gaza meeting; Israel faces pressure over hospital strikes  NBC News Trump and Advisers, Including Kushner, Meet on Gaza’s Future  The New York Times Trump hosts meeting on postwar Gaza  DW Source link

Palestinians, including children, receive hot meals, distributed by charity organizations, as people struggle to access food due to Israeli food blockade in Gaza City, Gaza on Aug. Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images In late February of 2024, Jordanian cargo planes flew over northern Gaza, dropping large pallets of food attached to …

Hollywood heavyweights, including Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, and Rooney Mara, have come on board Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza-set drama The Voice of Hind Rajab, as executive producers, boosting the film’s profile ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival. Also joining the film as executive producers are Dede Garner and Jeremy Kleiner of Pitt’s production outfit …

Oscar winning filmmaker Alexander Payne is presiding over the Venice Film Festival’s main competition jury this year, returning for the first time since his Downsizing world premiered on the Lido in 2017.  That time around, spending just 36 hours here, everything was “a blur.” Today, he said he’s reveling in a sort of paradise that only became real yesterday. “I …

The ongoing war in Gaza was the main topic of conversation at this year’s Venice Film Festival jury press conference, although director Alexander Payne diplomatically chose to not offer his viewpoint on the matter. “Quite frankly, I feel a little bit unprepared for that question,” said Payne, the competition jury president, when asked about his personal stance on the humanitarian …