"Clean out": Singapore has already positioned itself to take advantage of the Trump proposal to clean out Gaza, and redevelop the Strip into another Singapore ,as Ho Ching suggested

by Ganesh Sahathevan 

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As reported on this blog in late December 2023:  

In appointing its first ambassador in residence to Israel, Singapore seems to be positioning itself for the rebuilding of Gaza. As  Ho Ching put it, Gaza has the potential to be another Singapore.

Singapore does so despite being surrounded by Muslims in Indonesia. Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim has been particularly defiant in supporting HAMAS and when then President Of Israel Chaim Herzog visited Singapore in 1986 Malaysia , Indonesia and Brunei protested.

It is likely that Singapore has had discussions with Malaysia and Indonesia prior to this posting, which was announced on 31 October 2023, 24 days after the 7 October incident and the commencement of the Gaza War. It is not unlikely that like Singapore, Indonesia , Brunei and Malaysia also can see opportunities in the rebuilding of Gaza.

Given President Donald Trump's proposal to "clean out" Gaza the first steps appear to be have been taken to realise Ho Ching's suggestion, and Singapore's apparent ambition to make billions out of the redevelopment of Gaza.

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Published: 10:00am, 24 Jan 2025