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LVZ

(938 posts)
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 04:09 PM Oct 2023

IMAGINE - "you may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one"

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Given the historic animosity and subjugation / enforced poverty of Gaza, I wonder if Gaza should be rebuilt and relocated with funds from the USA, Israel and others, further away from Israel, 25 miles west somewhere near Al Arish (Sinai), Egypt, population:150,000+.

This special zone could be jointly governed for a while by Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Israel. Its 2 million citizen population would be subsidized gradually up to regional citizen income norms and funded proportional to the GDP of each governing party (with more coming from the non-governing USA to offset reduced military support requirements.)

Any Israeli rebuild or resettlement within the old abandoned Gaza Strip area by Israel would be taxed heavily to support the rebuild/relocation.
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IMAGINE - "you may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one" (Original Post) LVZ Oct 2023 OP
For sure. Egypt would love that idea. NoRethugFriends Oct 2023 #1
There's already a Palestine. Just like it. usonian Oct 2023 #2
Thank you for a thoughtful idea Doc Sportello Oct 2023 #3
Imagine was released as a single on 10/11/71 FreeForm73 Oct 2023 #4
Locking Lithos Oct 2023 #5

NoRethugFriends

(2,965 posts)
1. For sure. Egypt would love that idea.
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 04:13 PM
Oct 2023

usonian

(13,579 posts)
2. There's already a Palestine. Just like it.
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 04:29 PM
Oct 2023

Here.

Doc Sportello

(7,962 posts)
3. Thank you for a thoughtful idea
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 04:34 PM
Oct 2023

Unfortunately, critical and/or thoughtful thinking is in short supply on this topic, as evidenced daily here.

FreeForm73

(105 posts)
4. Imagine was released as a single on 10/11/71
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 05:26 PM
Oct 2023

Appropriate timing some 52 years later

Lithos

(26,451 posts)
5. Locking
Sat Oct 14, 2023, 12:47 AM
Oct 2023

Great song...

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