Kushner's $25 Billion "Project Sunrise": Luxury Resorts on the Rubble of Gaza
In late January 2026, Jared Kushner stood at the World Economic Forum in Davos and unveiled his vision for post-war Gaza: gleaming skyscrapers, seaside resorts, data centers, sports facilities, an airport, and entirely new cities — all built from scratch on the ruins of what used to be home to 2.3 million people.
He called it "catastrophic success."
The estimated price tag: $25 billion minimum, with some U.S. government planning documents referencing a number closer to $112 billion under the code name "Project Sunrise."
What the Plan Actually Says
The first phase would rebuild Rafah — the southern Gaza city that was leveled by Israeli bombardment. Kushner said it could be completed in three years if Hamas "demilitarizes."
The "New Gaza" map eliminates numerous existing neighborhoods, historic sites, and landmarks. There is no mention of property rights for displaced Gazans. No mention of a political future for Palestinians. No path to statehood. No mention of who actually gets to live in the new buildings.
The plan was developed without any consultation with Palestinians in Gaza.
Who Benefits
Kushner's father-in-law just signed a deal where an Abu Dhabi royal bought a 49% stake in the Trump family's cryptocurrency company for $500 million. Steve Witkoff — co-founder of that same crypto company — is Trump's current Middle East envoy.
So the man designing Gaza's future is the son-in-law of the president, whose business partner is the president's Middle East negotiator, whose deal partner just invested half a billion dollars in the family crypto venture.
That is not a peace plan. That is a business pitch with a military component.
"Catastrophic Success"
Kushner chose those words himself. "Catastrophic success." A phrase that usually describes a military victory so overwhelming it creates problems the victors did not anticipate.
Homes were destroyed. Families were killed. And now, at the World Economic Forum, a real estate developer's son-in-law stands on a stage pitching luxury condos on the graves. He is not even pretending it is about peace. The word he chose was "success."