Overview

• The August 27 meeting brought Tony Blair, Jared Kushner, Israel’s Ron Dermer, envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio into the room to brief the president on post-war options.
• Sources say Trump gave a general go-ahead for Blair and Kushner to continue developing ideas, but no concrete policy decisions were taken and key questions over who would govern and secure Gaza remain unresolved.
• Dermer told participants Israel does not seek permanent occupation or mass expulsion and wants a credible alternative to Hamas, contingent on meeting Israel’s security conditions.
• Reporting has highlighted prior private-sector scenario work, including a BCG-linked study and a project known as the Great Trust that modeled payments to encourage departures; the Tony Blair Institute says it did not author or endorse relocation proposals.
• Blair drew on May polling by his institute indicating low support for Hamas and interest in models like the UAE, as Palestinian and regional voices voiced distrust of his role and noted the absence of heavyweight Arab representation at the meeting.