{"id":201523,"date":"2023-12-24T11:46:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T15:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=201523"},"modified":"2023-12-24T11:48:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T15:48:12","slug":"shameless-israeli-firm-pitches-beachfront-real-estate-in-leveled-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=201523","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b>SHAMELESS!!! Israeli Firm Pitches Beachfront Real Estate in Leveled Gaza<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><div id=\"attachment_201525\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201525\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/harey-zahav-plans-for-israeli-settler-homes-in-gaza-1024x341.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"213\" class=\"size-large wp-image-201525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/harey-zahav-plans-for-israeli-settler-homes-in-gaza-1024x341.webp 1024w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/harey-zahav-plans-for-israeli-settler-homes-in-gaza-300x100.webp 300w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/harey-zahav-plans-for-israeli-settler-homes-in-gaza-768x256.webp 768w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/harey-zahav-plans-for-israeli-settler-homes-in-gaza.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-201525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;A house on the beach is not a dream,&#8221; says this ad by Israeli settlement developer Harey Zahav, which is proposing the construction of Jewish homes in the embattled Gaza Strip. (Image: Harey Zahav\/social media)<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div id=\"sPost_Layout_Default_0_0_4_0_0_11_0_0\" class=\"mb-2 lead_post_lead_media\">\n<div class=\"posts-custom posts-custom-section section-holder clearfix\" data-block=\"None\" data-format=\"posts-custom\" data-source=\"current_post\" data-source-type=\"current_post\" data-source-unique=\"true\" data-section-id=\"\" data-is-reordable=\"false\" data-using-stickers=\"false\" data-has-more=\"false\" data-attr-v=\"2\" data-attr-posts_id=\"sPost_Layout_Default_0_0_4_0_0_11_0_0\" data-attr-layout_quality=\"1\" data-attr-node_id=\"\/root\/blocks\/block[post_layout_default]\/abtests\/abtest[1]\/element_wrapper[3]\/element_wrapper\/current_post[1]-\" data-attr-use_tag_image_for_lead_media=\"true\" data-attr-layout_all_headline_tag=\"h1\" data-attr-layout_all_subheadline_tag=\"h2\" data-attr-all_element_order=\"photo_caption,photo_credit,headline,subheadline,author,date,post_shares,body,date_modified,badges,badges_sponsored,community_name,snark_line,page_views,section,follow_button,community_comments,like_button,source_link,collection_button,tags,primary_tag,main_author,all_sections,product_prices,product_vendor,product_buy_link,words_count,time_to_read,custom_field_sourceprofilename,site_field_Twitter,site_field_UserAffiliation,site_field_UserEmail,site_field_user_twitter,site_field_job_title,site_field_user_email,custom_field_contact_info,custom_field_location,custom_field_copywrite_line,site_field_user_affiliation,site_field_gender,site_field_alumniOf_name,site_field_alumniOf_url,site_field_knows_about,site_field_other_profiles,site_field_worksfor_name,site_field_worksfor_url,custom_field_source_text\" data-attr-layout_all_image_crop=\"3x1\" data-attr-layout_photo_credit=\"bottom\" data-attr-element_classes=\"lead_post_lead_media\" data-attr-layout_photo_caption=\"bottom\" data-attr-layout_headline=\"bottom\" data-attr-layout_subheadline=\"bottom\" data-attr-all_share_buttons=\"Facebook,Twitter,Linkedin,Separator,Email,Tumblr,GooglePlus,Pinterest,Whatsapp,Reddit,CopyLink,Flipboard,SMS,Slack\" data-attr-from_regular_sections_other_than=\"breaking-news,about-us\" data-attr-data-rm-device-crops=\"true\" data-attr-layout_all_show_video=\"true\" data-attr-layout_all_video_crop=\"16x9\" data-attr-layout_mobile_image_crop=\"3x2\" data-attr-filters=\"section,post_body_pager\" data-attr-section_url=\"\" data-attr-source=\"\" data-attr-format=\"posts-custom\" data-attr-is_current_post=\"true\">\n<div class=\"posts-wrapper clearfix\">\n<div class=\"widget post-partial tag-codepink tag-ethnic-cleansing tag-israel tag-israel-settlements tag-jewish-voice-for-peace tag-palestine tag-gaza post-section--news\" data-category=\"News\">\n<article class=\"clearfix image-article sm-mb-1 quality-HD post-2666673381\" data-frozen-sections=\"[]\" data-category=\"News\">\n<div class=\"row px10\">\n<div class=\"rm-col-center col sm-mb-1\">\n<div class=\"widget__body clearfix sm-mt-1\">\n<h1 class=\"widget__headline h1\"><span class=\"widget__headline-text custom-post-headline\" data-type=\"text\">&#8216;Cashing in on Genocide&#8217;: Israeli Firm Pitches Beachfront Real Estate in Leveled Gaza<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"widget__subheadline\">\n<p>&#8220;A house on the beach is not a dream,&#8221; reads an advertisement from a company notorious for building in the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>BRETT WILKINS<br \/>\nCommon Dreams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sPost_Layout_Default_0_0_4_0_0_11_0_1\" class=\"wrap\">\n<div id=\"sPost_Layout_Default_0_0_4_0_0_11_0_1_5\" class=\"mb-2 lead_post_post_body\">\n<div class=\"posts-custom posts-custom-section section-holder clearfix\" data-block=\"None\" data-format=\"posts-custom\" data-source=\"current_post\" data-source-type=\"current_post\" data-source-unique=\"true\" data-section-id=\"\" data-is-reordable=\"false\" data-using-stickers=\"false\" data-has-more=\"false\" data-attr-v=\"2\" data-attr-posts_id=\"sPost_Layout_Default_0_0_4_0_0_11_0_1_5\" data-attr-layout_quality=\"1\" data-attr-header_template=\"jinja\/post\/custom-css.html\" data-attr-node_id=\"\/root\/blocks\/block[post_layout_default]\/abtests\/abtest[1]\/element_wrapper[3]\/element_wrapper\/element_wrapper[1]\/current_post[4]-\" data-attr-layout_all_headline_tag=\"h1\" data-attr-layout_all_subheadline_tag=\"h2\" data-attr-all_element_order=\"custom_field_location,body,custom_field_copywrite_line,all_sections,photo_caption,photo_credit,headline,subheadline,author,date,post_shares,date_modified,badges,badges_sponsored,community_name,snark_line,page_views,section,follow_button,community_comments,like_button,source_link,collection_button,tags,primary_tag,main_author,product_prices,product_vendor,product_buy_link,words_count,time_to_read,custom_field_sourceprofilename,site_field_user_twitter,site_field_job_title,site_field_user_email,custom_field_contact_info,custom_field_organization_phone,custom_field_organization_website,custom_field_organization_twitter,custom_field_organization_fb,custom_field_organization_instagram,custom_field_press_button_link,custom_field_action_button_link,site_field_user_affiliation,site_field_gender,site_field_alumniOf_name,site_field_alumniOf_url,site_field_knows_about,site_field_other_profiles,site_field_worksfor_name,site_field_worksfor_url,custom_field_source_text\" data-attr-layout_all_image_crop=\"3x1\" data-attr-element_classes=\"lead_post_post_body\" data-attr-layout_body=\"bottom\" data-attr-all_share_buttons=\"Facebook,Twitter,Linkedin,Separator,Email,Tumblr,GooglePlus,Pinterest,Whatsapp,Reddit,CopyLink,Flipboard,SMS,Slack\" data-attr-layout_remove_image=\"true\" data-attr-from_regular_sections_other_than=\"breaking-news,about-us\" data-attr-layout_custom_field_copywrite_line=\"bottom\" data-attr-layout_custom_field_location=\"bottom\" data-attr-filters=\"section,post_body_pager\" data-attr-section_url=\"\" data-attr-source=\"\" data-attr-format=\"posts-custom\" data-attr-is_current_post=\"true\">\n<div class=\"posts-wrapper clearfix\">\n<div class=\"widget post-partial tag-codepink tag-ethnic-cleansing tag-israel tag-israel-settlements tag-jewish-voice-for-peace tag-palestine tag-gaza post-section--news\" data-category=\"News\">\n<article class=\"clearfix image-article sm-mb-1 quality-HD post-2666673381\" data-frozen-sections=\"[]\" data-category=\"News\">\n<div class=\"row px10\">\n<div class=\"rm-col-center col sm-mb-1\">\n<div class=\"widget__body clearfix sm-mt-1\">\n<div class=\"body js-expandable clearfix js-listicle-body css-listicle-body-2666673381\" data-headline=\"'Cashing in on Genocide': Israeli Firm Pitches Beachfront Real Estate in Leveled Gaza\">\n<div class=\"body-description\">\n<p>Palestine defenders this week condemned a proposal by an Israeli real estate developer specializing in the construction of illegal settlements to build beachfront homes for Jewish colonists over the bombed-out ruins of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A house on the beach is not a dream,&#8221; reads an advertisement\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YinonMagal\/status\/1736376764442526073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a>\u00a0by Harey Zahav\u2014an Israeli company notorious for building settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank\u2014that\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/gaza-israel-palestinian-settlers-1.7062844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drew international attention<\/a>\u00a0following\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EpshtainItay\/status\/1735752634353451234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last week&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0Practical Preparation for Gaza Settlement Conference in Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n<p>The ad depicts an artist&#8217;s rendering of luxury homes superimposed over an actual photograph of a Gaza neighborhood destroyed by Israeli attacks\u2014which have killed nearly 20,000 people while displacing over 85% of the embattled strip&#8217;s 2.3 million people since early October.<\/p>\n<div id=\"672e5\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"dc25fe93f92c8bd4abe6074c6d738598\">\n<div class=\"rm-embed-container rm-embed-twitter rm-loaded\">\n<div class=\"rm-embed-holder\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1736883716138393851&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnews%2Fisrael-settlements-gaza&amp;partner=rebelmouse&amp;sessionId=0cc5ff12f050d2bb5c7c3f6ecb119f7bc76da65b&amp;siteScreenName=commondreams&amp;siteUserId=14296273&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1736883716138393851\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While the Israeli government funds settler organizations, Harey Zahav&#8217;s proposal is not believed to be state-supported. However, critics noted that Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel has\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/ethnic-cleansing-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drafted<\/a>\u00a0a plan to forcibly expel Gazans into Egypt&#8217;s Sinai Peninsula, and that a separate proposal by the right-wing think tank Misgav Institute for National Security &amp; Zionist Strategy declared that &#8220;there is currently a unique and rare opportunity to evacuate the entire Gaza Strip.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Such plans have been compared with the Nakba ethnic cleansing of more than 750,000 Arabs\u2014by deadly violence and forced displacement\u2014from Palestine during the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An Israeli real estate firm is already cashing in on genocide, churning out blueprints to build Israeli homes in Gaza on land leveled by bombs,&#8221; activist Sarah Wilkinson\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swilkinsonbc\/status\/1737070497408401498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0Tuesday on social media.<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5e5AazMgRR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"bc007\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"6e23c5aee872df67cd49084cee832ac2\">\n<div class=\"rm-embed-container rm-embed-twitter rm-loaded rm-off\">\n<div class=\"rm-embed-holder\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1736448976612712493&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnews%2Fisrael-settlements-gaza&amp;partner=rebelmouse&amp;sessionId=0cc5ff12f050d2bb5c7c3f6ecb119f7bc76da65b&amp;siteScreenName=commondreams&amp;siteUserId=14296273&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1736448976612712493\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harey Zahav&#8217;s proposal comes amid statements by Israeli political and military leaders that critics say incite or advocate genocide of Palestinians. 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