A veteran Israeli writer and journalist spoke about the Israeli Prime Minister's "strategic" plan for the future of the Gaza Strip after the end of the war, stressing that it does not include any geographical connection or continuity within the framework of the future Palestinian state.

Ron Ben Yishai said in an article in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper that Netanyahu is taking “successful and small” steps to achieve a long-term solution to the situation in Gaza after the war, according to the vision of the Israeli right, which includes establishing a separate entity in Gaza, controlled by “Israel” from one side. the wish.

However, Netanyahu is not ready to present his plan to the public in Israel, to the American administration, or even to the mini-ministerial “cabinet”, for fear that this will lead to the dismantling of his coalition, so the confrontation with Washington will intensify and Israel will lose the support of the Arab countries with which it maintains relations from above and under the table, according to Ben Yishai.

Plan details

According to all indications, Ben Yishai says, Netanyahu is interested in the Gaza Strip becoming a separate entity, a city similar to Singapore, except that it is devoid of weapons, and connected to the wider world through two corridors, land and sea, and these two corridors allow Gazans to move with relative freedom to and from the Strip, And to establish trade and economic relations with foreign countries and to fish in the waters of their shores, all of this without passing through Israel. However, the latter monitors movement in the two corridors in order to prevent the smuggling of weapons and raw materials that allow the production of weapons.

Ben Yishai adds about Netanyahu’s vision: “Civil administration in the Gaza Strip, including law enforcement, public services, tax collection, and the like, is carried out by local residents under the supervision of a council or organization established with international approval, and this body derives its powers from a Security Council resolution or a known regional organization, with Israeli approval.”

It seems that Netanyahu is interested in being a member of this body with the United States, the Emirates, Egypt, the United Nations, and perhaps also Bahrain... given that these countries and parties have an interest in the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, and have “deep pockets” sufficient to finance the reconstruction, and the will to maintain the demilitarization of the sector, so that investments are not wasted, according to the writer.

Netanyahu hopes that Saudi Arabia will also be a partner in this body, but this will not happen unless the regional vision of the Biden administration is achieved, which is conditional on Israeli approval of the two-state solution.

Ben Yishai believes that the UAE is supposed to have a role in the future plan, to become an influential regional party that will succeed Qatar as an influential player in the Palestinian arena, in order to prove that the “Abraham” Accords serve the Arab and Islamic interest in general.

But the writer believed that it is too early to see a topic in Netanyahu’s plan that will see the light, not only because the end of the war is still unclear, but also because the plan raises internal opposition, and this is what makes Netanyahu “keep his cards close to his chest and try, by manipulative means, to move the relevant parties.” The link in the Gaza confrontation is to take steps that are consistent with his plan.”

Ben Yishai assumes that the establishment of a floating dock on the Gaza coast these days is part of an original initiative by the Prime Minister that serves well his “Singapore strategy.”

Netanyahu is now showing clear indications that he will not oppose the American dock, which within a few weeks will begin bringing in humanitarian aid in huge quantities, and could be replaced in the future by a permanent building built in the northern Gaza Strip, with Emirati funding and perhaps also Bahraini and Saudi funding, according to expectations.

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