Herb Keinon
Jerusalem Post, Mar. 5, 2025
“No Israeli government would allow a situation where technocrats manage Gaza’s day-to-day affairs while Hamas terrorists with RPGs and green headbands lurk behind them, dictating the real terms of power.”
The much-hyped emergency Arab summit on Gaza ended in Cairo on Tuesday with a 23-point communique.
If you don’t want to wade through all the clauses – filled with tired and outdated ideas like the “right of return,” a full Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 lines, Israel-occupied Golan, a UN peacekeeping force, genocide, apartheid, and the “indispensable role of UNRWA” – just know this: Hamas welcomed it. And that is really all one needs to know to judge the plan.
“We welcome the plan to rebuild Gaza, and we call for the provision of all the elements needed for its success,” Hamas said.
Why wouldn’t Hamas embrace it? The plan makes no mention of them – not once – nor does it acknowledge the terrorist organization’s brutal attack on October 7, the event that triggered the war and the devastation that followed.
No accountability for Hamas
Under this proposal, the Arab states and the international community would be expected to contribute some $53 billion for reconstruction. The first phase involves removing unexploded ordnance and clearing millions of tons of debris. The second focuses on building 200,000 temporary housing units. In the long term, 400,000 permanent homes, a rebuilt seaport, and a new international airport would be added.