Overview

• The plan, known as the “Great Trust” proposal, envisioned turning Gaza into a Dubai-style investment hub with special economic zones, blockchain-based trade and artificial islands.
• Financial Times reporting revealed that two Tony Blair Institute staffers joined a messaging group discussing the plan even though the institute insists it neither authored nor endorsed the final presentation.
• The 30-page deck assumed at least 25 percent of Gazans would “voluntarily” relocate with one-time payments of about $9,000, prompting international accusations of ethnic cleansing.
• Boston Consulting Group has formally severed its ties to the project and reviewed its involvement after widespread criticism of its role in both the Gaza blueprint and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
• Critics warn the scheme undermines Palestinian rights and raises serious humanitarian and geopolitical concerns over Gaza’s future rebuilding.