Samir Hulileh, Palestinian entrepreneur and former manager, among the names indicated to guide Gaza in the post-conclusion phase
To support his project there is also the controversial lobbyist Ari Ben-Menashe residing in Canada and mysterious donors. Israel does not comment but there are those who believe that the spread of his name may have been orchestrated to compromise its possibilities. It would neither be the first nor the last time that happens especially in these latitudes.
Although the fights continue in the Gaza Stripa plan for the phase following the conflict would be taking shape, with the figure of Samir HalilahPalestinian entrepreneur who built his fortune in Canada. Halilah He was Secretary General of the third government of the Palestinian National Authority (2005-2006) led by Ahmed Qurei, who passed away last year, and until last March he held the presidency of the Board of Directors of the Palestine Securities Exchange. Halilah, interviewed by the Palestinian agency Ma’anclose to the authorities of Ramallahsaid that his name would also receive the approval of Hamas circumstances that certainly is not appreciated in Jerusalem. The Israeli news site Ynetciting qualified sources and “documents presented to the Department of Justice», It reports that it would be an attempt to introduce Gaza to Gaza – under the control of Hamas since 2007 – a figure supported by the Arab League, acceptable both for Israel and for the United States, with the aim of starting a post -war transition. In the interview, Halilah He specified that the proposal to appoint him governor “was discussed within the Palestinian leadership and has been on the table for a year and a half” and that, above all, “he received the green light of Hamas”, an element that will hardly find the favor of Israel. Ma’anin addition to confirming the candidacy, it claims to also have “the details of an agreement during the definition” which would include “the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza Strip». The agreement would also provide “the entry of Arab contingents under US supervision” and the appointment of a Palestinian governor in charge of “managing civil issues, guaranteeing security and coordinating the reconstruction process”. According to Halilah, the project “establishes that the administration of Gaza is placed under the supervision of a committee of the Arab League consisting of six members – Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, National Palestinian authority and Qatar – in charge of managing civil activities and ensuring the safety of the strip”. The news of an Egyptian diplomatic initiative was also released yesterday which proposes an integral exchange of hostages, accompanied by the request to Hamas to lay down the weapons and accept the withdrawal of the Israeli defense forces under the joint supervision of Arab, American and Turkish mediators.
Who is behind Samir Halilah
Always Yet writes that to support the candidacy of Hulileh There is also the controversial lobbyist Ari Ben-Menasheformer Israeli residing in Canada. According to him, the project took impetus after meetings in the United States and contacts of the candidate in Egypt. Training and resident economist in Ramallah, Hulileh It is considered a prominent face of the Palestinian political and economic scene, with high -level assignments in theNational Palestinian authority and a vast network of commercial relations. His career includes leading roles: Secretary General of the Palestinian government in 2005, then deputy minister of the economy and trade, president of the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute and of the Palestine Trade Center, CEO of holding Foam and president of the Palestinian stock exchange. It is considered close to the Palestinian-American billionaire Bashar al-Masripromoter of the city of Rawabi in the West Bank and known for its relations with the Administration Trump. According to the US registers, Ben-Menashe he accredited himself as a lobbyist for Hulileh months ago, with the aim of promoting his appointment.
The idea at the base would be to entrust Gaza to a Palestinian leadership under US protection and the Arab League. The plan, born in the last months of the administration Biden and accelerated with the return of Trumpalso provides for the presence of Arab-stained armed forces in the strip, a special status UNInfrastructures in Sinai, Gas extraction rights off the coast of Gaza and other strategic measures. According to Ynet Ben-Menasheformer Israeli intelligence agent of Iranian origins, boasts a non -controversial past: involved in the Iran-Contras scandal (1985-1986), acquitted in the United States, later claimed to have worked for the Mossaddeclaration denied by Israel. As a lobbyist, he represented figures like Robert Mugabe and military governments of different African and Asian countries. From Amman, Hulileh confirmed that he discussed the project with Ben-Menasheexplaining that he had paid 130,000 dollars to him on a 300,000 contract. Where do you take all these money? Mystery. For him, the first essential step is a permanent fire. Imagine himself as a coordinator of the reconstruction of Gaza, with the aim of bringing up to 1,000 aid trucks per day, open more commercial passes and restore law and order under an administration neither linked to Hamas nor to the Palestinian authority.Hulileh estimates that the reconstruction of the strip would require 53 billion dollars of investments, with contributions expected by the Gulf States, but bound to concrete commitments by the United States and the European Union. He also noticed signs of opening from Israel towards a definitive end of the conflict, citing the words of the advance of Trump, Steve Witkoffaccording to which the goal is to end the war and free all the hostages in a single negotiation. The initiative of Samir Halilah Can you really go to the port? Much will depend on Israel’s position, and the fact that his project is welcome to Hamas does not represent the most effective way to obtain the green light from Jerusalem. Not to mention that the spread of its name may have been orchestrated to compromise its possibilities. It would neither be the first nor the last time that happens especially in these latitudes.
