Many Israelis Like Trump’s Gaza Plan but Some Worry It Won’t Work

About half of Israelis like the plan and consider it practical. Another third like it but think it won’t work out.

People carry flags and banners as they protest against President Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and to move more than 2 million Palestinians out of the territory, in Amman, Jordan, on Feb. 14, 2025. Khalil Mazraawi/AFP via Getty Images

Dave Bender, a beekeeper in northern Israel, finds his heart and head at odds over President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza.

In it, the Palestinians would resettle elsewhere, and the United States would then take it over, clean it up, and redevelop it into an international garden spot.