Published date: 23 January 2026 18:12 GMT

A harrowing cartoon by Peter de Wit depicts parents sunbathing on an idyllic beach in Gaza, while their toddler blissfully digs up skulls in the sand.

De Wit’s “Gaza Beach 2030” won the award for best political cartoon in the Netherlands last year.

Now, a plan unveiled by US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law might just bring such a dystopian image to reality.

Jared Kushner, who serves as a US special envoy, announced plans for a “New Gaza” - complete with shiny skyscrapers, coastal tourist attractions and entire districts dedicated to business and commerce.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Kushner told global leaders that the Palestinian enclave would be run under “free market economy principles”.

He said these would seek to mirror the “same mindset and same approach” as Trump’s America.

  • Jankatarch@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    It’s not colonialism, they are just occupying foreign lands to “spread civilization” on the natives while making money at side. /s

    • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
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      How else will they have such cheap land and workforce that’s so willing? Gaza and the expansion of Israel is just another Western colonial project, one that we’re witnessing IRL, and colonies make money through plunder and slavery. Nothing new, honestly.

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      9 days ago

      If they do it in Gaza they can do it anywhere along with the mass.murder and obliteration of cities.

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      What’s Christian culture? Like American/Western colonizer “Deus vult” culture? Certainly, it’s cancer. Jesus’ anti-imperialistic, anticonsumerist, selfless, righteous message? Nah, M8.