Tony Blair's think tank worked on ‘Trump Riviera' plan for Gaza
The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) worked on a project led by Israeli businessmen in which a manufacturing zone named after Elon Musk was also discussed.
Fighting between the Israeli military and Hamas has been ongoing in Gaza for 20 months since the terror attacks of October 7, 2023.
Donald Trump this year proposed redeveloping Gaza as 'Middle East Riviera' and shared a provocative video of a vision for Gaza that included skyscrapers, bearded belly dancers and golden statues of the US president.
Members of staff at the TBI had input into Boston Consulting Group (BCG)'s 'Great Trust' project.
One document written by a TBI employee included the idea of a 'Gaza Riviera' with artificial islands. A similar concept was shown in the video shared by Trump.
The Financial Times, which first reported the plan, said the document suggested trade initiatives based around cryptocurrency and 'special economic zones' with low-tax regimes.
It went on to claim that the war in Gaza, in which tens of thousands of people have died, had created a 'once-in-a-century opportunity to rebuild Gaza from first principles'.
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