[IsraelTimes] The Kan public broadcaster publishes what it says are some of the key components of Egypt’s plan for the post-war management of Gaza, which Cairo is working to advance with the support of Arab allies, in order to thwart US President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and clear the Strip of all of its Palestinians.
The Egyptian plan is in three phases, according to Kan.
The first is currently taking place and sees the mass entry of humanitarian aid.
And thus needs no planning from the Egyptians. Except how are they going to keep Hamas from stealing all the aid, as they’ve been doing — do they plan to take over the warehouses and distribute the contents to the needy?
The second phase is summarized as an initial rehabilitation, and this will ostensibly take place during the second phase of the hostage deal.
Ten years of site clearing to be done in weeks or months, using inshallah workers?
During the third phase, major reconstruction projects will commence and be backed by Arab, European, and Asian countries.
A decade from now? What odds the Egyptian plan will still be in force by then?
A temporary committee of technocrats will be established to run administrative affairs in Gaza before those powers are handed over to the Palestinian Authority.
Vetting each technocrat carefully to make sure he has no connection to either Hamas or the PA, right?
During this time, Cairo will work to train Palestinian police in Egypt before transferring them back to Gaza.
Vetting each police officer carefully to ensure no connection to Hamas, right?
The plan is largely the same as what Arab countries were working on for the past year, but Israel has long rejected the idea of giving any role to the PA, leaving many of these proposals dead on arrival.
Most critical will be Egypt’s effort in convincing Trump to get behind the plan because if Washington does, it will be easier getting Israel on board as well.
Do not try to kid the man who has dealt with Teamsters, the local Mafia, and various levels of the Democratic Party.
Meanwhile, Al Arabiya reports that the Egyptian plan will also include a clause requiring various stakeholders to serve as guarantors that Israel will not resume fighting in Gaza for at least 10 years.
And what are the guarantors putting up as collateral for their hope that Hamas won’t start anything for the full decade? What are y’all willing to lose?
Egypt is planning to present its proposal by the end of the month, but Al Arabiya says the February 27 Arab summit in Cairo on the matter may be postponed, as Cairo is concerned that it needs more time to prepare.
Unexpectedly.
