Tony Blair's Staff Reportedly Involved in Project for Controversial 'Trump Riviera' Gaza Plan

Source: Haaretz

Tony Blair's Staff Reportedly Involved in Project for Controversial 'Trump Riviera' Gaza Plan

Jul 8, 2025 1:52 am IDT

Tony Blair Institute staff reportedly worked on a project for post-war Gaza using Boston Consulting Group models based on the relocation of half a million Gazans. The staff proposed artificial islands, a new port and a special economic zone. One staffer called the war 'a once-in-a-century opportunity to rebuild'

A nonprofit founded and helmed by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair participated in a project to develop a post-war Gaza that would see the construction of a "Trump Riviera," along with the relocation of half a million Gazans, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

The project was led by Israeli businessmen, the report said, and shared with President Donald Trump's administration. Using models developed by the U.S.-based Boston Consulting Group, it sought to rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip, attract private investors and turn it into an economic hub, complete with a "Trump Riviera" and "Elon Musk Smart Manufacturing Zone." The project also proposes paying about $9,000 each to half a million Gazans to relocate from the Strip.

Although the report specifies that the Tony Blair Institute did not write or endorse the final presentation, titled the "Great Trust," two of its staff members were active in group chats and calls for the project, along with Boston Consulting Group employees and Israeli businessmen, sources said.

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