Exclusive: group behind notorious Florida immigration detention center created bid for reconstruction deal

Exclusive: group behind notorious Florida immigration detention center created bid for reconstruction deal

Trump administration insiders and well-connected Republican businesses have been jostling to dominate pending humanitarian aid and reconstruction logistics in the shattered Gaza Strip, according to sources and documents reviewed by the Guardian.

With three-quarters of Gaza’s structures damaged or destroyed by two years of Israeli strikes, the rebuilding effort to come – estimated at $70bn by the United Nations – could be a rich prize for companies that specialize in construction, demolition, transportation and logistics.

But there’s no way to issue long-term contracts for reconstruction or humanitarian aid yet: a Board of Peace, chaired by Donald Trump, was endorsed by the United Nations to administer the territory but is not yet in operation. And the mandate of the new Civil-Military Coordination Center is limited.

  • velindora@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Called it 🥱 Trump is worse for Gaza than Harris ever would’ve been. Good job guys

    • EndlessNightmare@reddthat.comEnglish
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      6 months ago

      What do you believe Harris would have done differently?

      Edit - Because someone saw fit to significantly deviate from the topic at hand here: I’m talking very specifically in the context of Israel/Palestine. There are plenty of other differences that should be super obvious to anyone who hasn’t been living in a cave for the last year.

        • EndlessNightmare@reddthat.comEnglish
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          6 months ago

          So harris would have been a net positive and if you cant see that, youre incredibly ignorant.

          I already acknowledged the differences on other aspects, so obviously I can see it and am thus not “incredibly ignorant.”

          I am SPECIFICALLY asking about what Harris would have done differently regarding Israel/Palestine. Not immigration. Not LGBTQ. Not Economy. Not military actions regarding other nations. Israel/Palestine.

          It’s clear that Harris would be better for the American public on several metrics. But that isn’t the topic of discussion presented by the top-level parent comment and thus isn’t what we are going to discuss here. We can make a separate thread or string of comments on that, but not sure what we would discuss since I think most of us here are in agreement.