Transformative Vision for Gaza: Humanitarian Solutions & 2-State Transformation

A Day After the Gaza War by Ariel Rusila

Backgroud

Phase I: Solving the humanitarian crisis A temporary settlement for the Gazans on the border between Egypt and Gaza Acceptable solution for the humanitarian crisis of Gaza must allow goods and services to pass through to humanitarian zones while making sure Israel s and Egypt s legitimate security concerns are addressed. The international community already has a lot of experience in building such temporary refugee camps quickly, for example, after various natural disasters.

Phase I Example: The field hospital The hospital in Ukraine commenced operation on March 22, 2022 and was operational for six weeks. During this period 6161 patients were treated in the hospital of which 954 were children. Source: Sheba Medical Center.

Phase II: Reconstruction of the New-Gaza The general planning Infrastructure projects e.g: roads, municipal engineering, water, waste management, energy, telecommunication connections, harbour, airport Agricultural projects could be started outside the urban area Schools, hospitals and residential buildings Kilometres of coastline in New-Gaza along the Mediterranean Sea could develop into a modern metropolitan city overlooking the beach, drawing from examples like Beirut, Lisbon, Singapore, and Tel Aviv.

Phase II Example: Gaza seaport

Phase III: Palestine (2-State) Transformations from international and technocratic government into self- governance Core principles: representative democracy, the rule of law and anti-corruption safeguards The road map of the 2-State model has come to a dead end. However, this does not mean that the vision itself should be abandoned as the other alternatives are worse (1-State or Zero option or Status Quo) or unrealistic in the medium term (3-State) The best short-term solution towards the 2-state model is Constructive unilateralism where related actions can be decided by Israel immediately. Israel should move towards the division of the land between the Palestinians and Israelis in order to maintain the future of Israel as a Jewish democratic state (and to avoid de facto existing One-State reality)

Phase III: Some alternatives

Conclusions The people of Gaza have suffered too long under the repressive regime of Hamas; they have been exploited as human shields and hostages. Egypt is at the heart of plans to solve the problem on Israel s and Gazans' behalf If and when Israel destroys Hamas's military capacity and structures and all Israeli captives and remains have been, it will be possible to turn a new course in cooperation with Egypt, moderate Arab powers and the international community. The initiative proposes expanding the Gaza Strip to five times its current size and settling all the Palestinian refugees in a state or an autonomy to be established there. Under the initiative, this state or autonomy will be demilitarised. In my opinion annexing part of Sinai to Gaza might partly solve the Arab-Israeli Conflict.

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