The Trump administration has announced ambitious plans to transform Gaza into “the Dubai of the Mediterranean.” While the vision captures imaginations, it risks becoming another unfulfilled promise without the social infrastructure and concrete benchmarks to support it. In a formal proposal to the leadership of the United Arab Emirates, Israeli think tank Dor Moriah has outlined a mechanism that could give Trump’s vision the substance it needs: the United Emirates of Gaza (UEG) plan. Notably, the proposal doesn’t involve relocating Gaza’s population elsewhere. According to Dor Moriah’s analysis, Gaza’s fundamental challenge goes beyond rubble and destroyed buildings; it’s about the social system the Muslim Brotherhood has cultivated over decades. Without dismantling this network, any investments risk being absorbed by the same structure that has diverted billions in international aid into weapons production. Hamas represents more than a terrorist organization; it functions as the Palestinian branch of the global Muslim Brotherhood network. It has constructed a parallel society in Gaza through charitable foundations that foster… | 
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