U.S. Postwar Gaza Plan Proposes Tokenized Land and AI Smart Cities

A controversial proposal reportedly linked to the Trump administration envisions rebuilding postwar Gaza through a blockchain-based land trust, offering residents digital tokens in exchange for their property.

According to The Washington Post, the 38-page plan, formally titled the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust (GREAT Trust), outlines a 10-year U.S. trusteeship over Gaza. Under the scheme, up to 2 million Palestinians would be encouraged to “voluntarily” exchange their land rights for tokens. These tokens could later be redeemed for apartments in newly built smart cities or for relocation packages outside the territory.

The Smart Cities Vision

Each participant would also receive $5,000 in cash, four years of rent subsidies, and one year of food assistance. The trust estimates that around 500,000 residents could leave Gaza within a decade, describing relocation as significantly cheaper than reconstruction.

At the center of the proposal is a blockchain land registry, which would tokenize Gaza’s land into fractional ownership units. These tokens could be traded on secondary markets, allowing investors and crypto users to speculate on Gaza’s redevelopment while funding humanitarian and infrastructure projects.

The blueprint also calls for building six to eight AI-powered smart cities, supported by major infrastructure projects including ports, a highway, a railway, an AI datacenter, Dubai-style artificial resort islands, and an “Elon Musk Smart Manufacturing Zone.”

Criticism and Legal Concerns

Civil rights groups have condemned the proposal. The Council on American-Islamic Relations called it “morally abhorrent” and a potential war crime, arguing it amounts to mass land theft under the guise of digital innovation.

The plan’s backers are reportedly tied to the U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, while its financial modeling was drafted by a team formerly with Boston Consulting Group. It remains unclear whether the Trump administration formally endorses the project, though Trump previously said Gaza could be transformed into the “Riviera of the Middle East.”