Two ghosts could be heard when Donald Trump announced his Gaza 'plan' Donald Trump's plan to turn Gaza into "the Riviera of the Middle East" is one of the most radical ideas from the White House for many years.

To understand how it came about, it's worth considering some comments made to a forum at one of the most prestigious universities in the United States in February last year.

It was to academics and students of Harvard's Kennedy School in Massachusetts that Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, took part in a discussion about international events.

But what he did, in fact, was float the very idea that Trump has presented in recent days as his new policy for Gaza. Both Kushner and Trump have had careers as property developers, which may well explain the real estate element to this attempt at a shift in foreign policy. (read on)