The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. September 19, 2025 Israeli Far-Right Minister Smotrich Calls Gaza Strip a "Real Estate Bonanza" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Israel's far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday called the Gaza Strip a "real estate bonanza" and said that "a business plan is on President Trump's table." He also added, "We've done the demolition phase. Now we need to build." .