Trump
shares AI video of Gaza vision featuring golden statues, bearded belly dancers
and Netanyahu on a sunbed
The footage,
which the 78-year-old shared without comment, shows the war-ravaged territory
transformed into a Middle Eastern paradise with exotic beaches, Dubai-style
skyscrapers, luxury yachts and people partying - including Elon Musk.
Sunita
Patel-Carstairs
News
reporter @SunnyNadal
Wednesday 26
February 2025 16:55, UK
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Trump's 'What's next' for Gaza video depicts
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Donald Trump
has shared a bizarre AI-generated video on his Truth Social platform showcasing
what appears to be a vision of Gaza under his proposed plan.
The footage,
which the 78-year-old shared without comment, shows the war-ravaged territory
before a caption appears: "Gaza 2025... What's Next?"
It then goes
on to show the area transformed into a Middle Eastern paradise with exotic
beaches, Dubai-style skyscrapers, luxury yachts and people partying.
It includes
a "Trump Gaza" tower and a gigantic, golden statue of the US
president - with miniature versions on sale in a souvenir gift shop.
A child is
also shown walking in a street, holding a huge, golden balloon of the
president's head.
The video
also features the world leader dancing with a scantily clad belly dancer in a
bar - and sunbathing and sipping cocktails by a hotel resort pool with Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Elon Musk
appears in the footage several times - sitting on a beach eating humous with
flatbreads as bearded belly dancers perform on the sand.
The
billionaire boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX - who also leads the US Department of
Government Efficiency (DOGE) which has been tasked with cutting government
spending - is also shown throwing dollar bills in the air for people.
A song
written for the video also plays in the background.
The lyrics
go: "Donald's coming to set you free, bringing the light for all to see,
no more tunnels, no more fear: Trump Gaza's finally here.
"Trump
Gaza's shining bright, golden future, a brand new life.
"Feast
and dance the deal is done, Trump Gaza number one."
Sky News has
established the video was first shared online in early February by accounts
with no apparent connection to the White House.
The Gaza
'Riviera' video is designed only to please Trump
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Sparks - Africa correspondent
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International
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Doing the
job of a glossy brochure, this video is trying to sell a proposal Donald Trump
sketched out several weeks ago. Gaza is "a demolition site" he said,
that the US would "take over" and "own".
Once it
has been levelled, the US president will then construct "the Riviera of
the Mediterranean". The enclave's 2.3 million residents would be resettled
in Jordan or Egypt. "We just clear out the whole thing," says Trump.
The
legal, ethical and practical challenges associated with this concept are too
numerous to mention here - and it was noteworthy that members of his team, like
secretary of state Marco Rubio, seemed to row back on the 'Riviera' after its
launch.
But Trump
has not given up on his vision. In the absence of a genuine plan for Gaza's
future governance – and the current ceasefire deal has not produced anything
that looks like a plan - the US president's invention looks like the only thing
sitting on the table.
What
about the naysayers then – the lawyers, the human rights people and the
Palestinians living on this "demolition site"? Well, the video is not
going to change their minds.
Ultimately,
this 35-second spectacular is designed to please the president himself. In the
virtual world, Trump has already fixed an issue that has bedevilled world
leaders since the 1920s.
All we
have to do, is accept it.
Mr Trump
announced his plan - for when the war between Israel and Hamas ends - earlier
this year.
It includes
relocating two million Gazans to neighbouring Arab countries and developing the
territory into the "Riviera of the Middle East".
He described
Gaza as a "demolition site" where "virtually every building is
down".
Laying out
his idea of what would happen beyond an Israel-Hamas ceasefire, he proposed:
"The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it
too."
He said
America would be "responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous
unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site", before it would "get
rid of the destroyed buildings", and "level it out".
"Everybody
I've spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land,
developing and creating thousands of jobs," he added.
The White
House described the proposal as "out-of-the-box" and
"visionary" - but it was condemned as the effective "ethnic
cleansing" of Palestinians from Gaza.
Hamas
described the proposals as "ridiculous and absurd" in a statement
from one of its officials.
Egypt,
Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, which as fellow Arab nations support the Palestinian
cause, also rejected Mr Trump's plan.
Speaking to
Sky News' US correspondent Mark Stone, Gaza resident Oday Basheer said in
response to the video: "It was disturbing to watch... it was disturbing
from the moment that Trump announced that he was going to enter Gaza and take
it and invest in it.
"Today,
both sides (Hamas and Israel) are still fighting and we are not reaching any
solution that satisfies everyone."
Mr Basheer
said that he fears Gaza will be destroyed and everyone who lives there will be
forced to leave.
He added:
"This is terrifying, we still don't [know] if we are going to stay here or
not... we don't know what's happening tomorrow.
"This
is terrifying and this is terrible."
Meanwhile,
there was a mixed reaction to the video in the comments section below it.
One person
wrote: "I don't think that's funny or cool. Sorry. Am I missing
something??? I hope it's a joke a bad joke.."
"I hate
this. I love our president, but this is horrible," said another.
One Truth
Social user wrote: "Mr President while I appreciate what you do, is not
about you. To God be the glory and the honor, for without Him, you couldn't
have accomplished anything. The statue is a symbol of the antichrist, please
humble yourself to God. Jesus is king and only Him."
"You're
doing great Mr President. But don't let it get to your head. God put you in
that position for His Glory, not yours," said another.
"Can we
transform our US cities to look like this 2025 vision first? Our cities are
dumps with ugly buildings and homeless people," wrote one user.
"Everything
looks good, just stay away from these guys," said another, reposting a
screenshot of the bearded belly dancers.
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