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Saying No to Trump’s ‘Riviera’ Plan

In an interview, Marwan Muasher discusses the Arab proposal to rebuild Gaza, and its repercussions.

by Ghida Tayara and Jasmine Khelil
Published on March 7, 2025

Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East. Diwan interviewed him in early March to get his perspective on the Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza, which the Arab countries endorsed at a summit in Cairo on March 5 as an alternative to President Donald Trump’s plan. The Trump plan seeks to permanently remove Palestinians from the territory and resettle them in Arab countries, while developing Gaza as a “Riviera.”

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