GWU economics professor Joseph Pelzman wrote detailed proposal for Trump’s team; says ‘you have to destroy the whole place, restart from scratch’

"In this episode, I hosted Professor Joe Pelzman, an expert in economics, law, and international relations to discuss a plan [to develop] Gaza as an eoonomic model based on international investment through a BOT approach."

Interviste al prof Pelzman, che ha scritto il piano che ha ispirato Trump per la “Riviera Gaza” e all’ex Ministro egiziano del governo Al Sisi Hisham El Sherif dopo la presentazione del piano arabo.

"Il piano per Gaza è mio ma Trump lo ha modificato"

takeover plan before announcement
New York Times says president did not explore ‘feasibility’ or outline any details; George Washington University prof says he presented Trump’s campaign with similar plan last year

A detailed proposal for the relocation of Palestinians in order to facilitate the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip was submitted to the Trump administration by Joseph Pelzman, a professor of economics at George Washington University, in last July.

George Washington University professor Joseph Pelzman, an expert in economics and international relations and head of the university's Center of Excellence for the Economic Study of the Middle East and North Africa (CEESMENA), authored the plan and delivered it to Trump's team as early as July 2024.

GWU Prof. Joseph Pelzman speaks with Maria Maaloof about the launch of CEESMENA and current economic developments in the Middle East.

Professor Joseph Pelzman previously authored a paper on a plan similar to President Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians and rebuild Gaza
