David Cohn

And that's sort of what I took from watching it and, of course, obviously hearing the comments of both leaders.

And that's sort of what I took from watching it and, of course, obviously hearing the comments of both leaders.

Well, look, I think he is looking at a 50 plus year problem that only seems to get worse.

Well, look, I think he is looking at a 50 plus year problem that only seems to get worse.

and he's overlaying on that the amount of money wasted in gaza and the enormous economic potential of gaza which you know frankly only a guy who's in business who understands what it means to have 25 miles of sunset facing beachfront in this tiny area right so he's looking at both he's looking at the incredible violence and waste and human misery then he's looking at what this could be and i think he's just saying you know what

and he's overlaying on that the amount of money wasted in gaza and the enormous economic potential of gaza which you know frankly only a guy who's in business who understands what it means to have 25 miles of sunset facing beachfront in this tiny area right so he's looking at both he's looking at the incredible violence and waste and human misery then he's looking at what this could be and i think he's just saying you know what

These kind of small steps, they're just not working. And I'll tell you, look, when I was working on this, you know, we always had one gating issue when it came to Gaza, which is how are we going to get Hamas out? Like, who's going to rule Gaza who won't threaten not just the people of Gaza, but Israel as well? I mean, who's out there? Hamas didn't just take over Gaza.

These kind of small steps, they're just not working. And I'll tell you, look, when I was working on this, you know, we always had one gating issue when it came to Gaza, which is how are we going to get Hamas out? Like, who's going to rule Gaza who won't threaten not just the people of Gaza, but Israel as well? I mean, who's out there? Hamas didn't just take over Gaza.

They were elected, you know, and they have a lot of support there. And they're just a brutal, cruel, ruthless, Nazi-like regime. And we just couldn't envision what it would look like in a sort of ground-up, organic restructuring, if you will. Now, what's different now, because in those days, you know, not easy to talk about moving two million people out of their territories.

They were elected, you know, and they have a lot of support there. And they're just a brutal, cruel, ruthless, Nazi-like regime. And we just couldn't envision what it would look like in a sort of ground-up, organic restructuring, if you will. Now, what's different now, because in those days, you know, not easy to talk about moving two million people out of their territories.

That's hard to do, even though, from my perspective, direct conversations with lots of people who come from Gaza. Many people would love to leave. I mean, there are people who will get on the media and say, you know, we're going to fight to stay here, but there aren't a lot of people who really feel that way.

That's hard to do, even though, from my perspective, direct conversations with lots of people who come from Gaza. Many people would love to leave. I mean, there are people who will get on the media and say, you know, we're going to fight to stay here, but there aren't a lot of people who really feel that way.

But notwithstanding that, you know, moving people against their will is much more challenging than today, when today they can't stay. Whatever the legal issues may be, whatever the moral issues may be, they can't stay. There's no place for them to stay. There's not a building there which wouldn't be condemned by any zoning board in the United States. They're all going to fall down.

But notwithstanding that, you know, moving people against their will is much more challenging than today, when today they can't stay. Whatever the legal issues may be, whatever the moral issues may be, they can't stay. There's no place for them to stay. There's not a building there which wouldn't be condemned by any zoning board in the United States. They're all going to fall down.

And they can't stay there. And so they all want to leave. I mean, much more so than before, even. And so I just think that once you reach the conclusion that the people who are living there now have to leave for their own safety, for their own health, they have to leave. Then it opens up a much wider focus on what could be. And so Trump says, OK, if they're leaving anyway.

And they can't stay there. And so they all want to leave. I mean, much more so than before, even. And so I just think that once you reach the conclusion that the people who are living there now have to leave for their own safety, for their own health, they have to leave. Then it opens up a much wider focus on what could be. And so Trump says, OK, if they're leaving anyway.

Okay, why not now take this extraordinarily valuable property in the hands of decent people, make it what it could be, maybe use the newly created American sovereign wealth fund to finance some of it. There'll be plenty of money that would come in to do that. And then let's create a permanent monument to the failure of radical Islamism, because that's what this will become.

Okay, why not now take this extraordinarily valuable property in the hands of decent people, make it what it could be, maybe use the newly created American sovereign wealth fund to finance some of it. There'll be plenty of money that would come in to do that. And then let's create a permanent monument to the failure of radical Islamism, because that's what this will become.

Well, I think that's a function of American leverage and President Trump's persuasiveness. But look, starting with Egypt and Jordan, these are countries whose very existence is very much dependent upon America, and to some extent, Israel. Like in Jordan's case, a huge amount of Financial aid comes from America. A huge amount of intelligence cooperation comes from America and Israel.

Well, I think that's a function of American leverage and President Trump's persuasiveness. But look, starting with Egypt and Jordan, these are countries whose very existence is very much dependent upon America, and to some extent, Israel. Like in Jordan's case, a huge amount of Financial aid comes from America. A huge amount of intelligence cooperation comes from America and Israel.