How serious is he? Trump's plan for Gaza

François PICARD | Rebecca GNIGNATI | Guillaume GOUGEON | Kristin DIWAN | Gil MIHAELY | Ahmed FOUAD ALKHATIB | Robert PARSONS

Edité par France 24

How does one rebuild Gaza after destruction on a biblical scale? In the aftermath of past wars, Gulf states footed much of the bill. The money went to housing, but was also sometimes diverted by Hamas. We gauge regional reactions after Tuesday night's bombshell announcement out of Washington. 

And where in the short term does the promise of a US takeover leave the current ceasefire deal? Did Trump just torpedo his administration's own efforts? What's the next surprise going to be?

Produced by François Picard, Rebecca Gnignati, Guillaume Gougeon and Ilayda Habip.

Note
  • Donald Trump has told the world in the company of a beaming Binyamin Netanyahu that "the US will take over the Gaza Strip". Should we take at face value what he's selling as a grand development scheme and what critics denounce as a quixotic pipe dream that can only lead to the ethnic cleansing of the two million Palestinians who live in Gaza? 

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anglais
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The Debate
Contributeurs
Kristin DIWAN Senior resident scholar, The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington
Gil MIHAELY Editor-in-Chief, Causeur
Ahmed FOUAD ALKHATIB Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Robert PARSONS Chief international affairs editor, FRANCE 24

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