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Who is Samir Hulileh, the Palestinian businessman who could rule Gaza after the ceasefire (backed by a mysterious former agent)?

2025-08-13 11:07:00Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Who is Samir Hulileh, the Palestinian businessman who could rule Gaza after the
Samir Hulileh

Davide Frattini - Corriere della Sera

He calls it “shadow diplomacy” and allows the darkness to spread over his own figure, to the point of creating the impression that he is (and probably was) a spy. Because ambiguity works with the clients of global autocracy, often African dictators, or even the military junta in Myanmar who seek the services of Ari Ben-Menashe, who promises contacts with the powerful in the West, the opening of doors closed by sanctions, if not an invitation to elite circles, at least a discreet meeting in a nearby room.

Born in Iran to a family of Iraqi Jews, with a background in Israeli military intelligence, Ben-Menashe lives in Canada and from there tries to exert influence on governments that still listen to him.

He acts as an officially registered lobbyist in the US, although Americans remain suspicious due to his partial involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal and the conspiracy theories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, which Ben-Menashe does not hesitate to mention publicly.

Now, according to the organization "Shorim" (The Guardians), he is the promoter of an operation to bring a Palestinian entrepreneur out of the bureaucratic mire of the Palestinian Authority and promote him as a candidate to govern Gaza after the end of a seemingly endless war.

Samir Hulileh represents the technical figure who could be acceptable to both Benjamin Netanyahu's government and the White House.

Who is Samir Hulileh, the Palestinian businessman who could rule Gaza after the
Samir Hulileh

As an economist and CEO of the largest Palestinian investment company, Hulileh has held several political roles, but not so prominent that Netanyahu would consider him a representative of the Palestinian Authority, which he clearly rejects as the future government of Gaza, along with President Abu Mazen.

Ben-Menashe told Shorim, an organization that promotes democracy through investigative journalism, that the plan is supported by the Arab League and envisages sending American and Arab forces to the territory, securing a special status for Gaza by the UN, and the creation of an airport and port in Sinai, under Egyptian administration.

Hulileh appears more cautious. He acknowledges that he has contracted the Israeli-Canadian Ben-Menashe, but emphasizes that "the first essential step is to achieve a ceasefire."

He sees himself more as a manager of reconstruction projects than a governor: “It will take at least $53 billion.” As a businessman who has never worn a military uniform, he knows that the biggest challenge is restoring order to the 363-square-kilometer territory of Gaza.

Hulileh rules out the military presence of the Palestinian Authority and demands the disarmament of Hamas, thus satisfying Netanyahu, but without giving a clear answer as to who will guarantee the security of a population exhausted and oppressed by local armed groups.

Analyst Gabriel Mitchell questions why the story about Hulileh's candidacy has come out now. "It's clear that there are multiple initiatives, even private ones, to influence the future of Gaza. Groups that see themselves as competitors."

Billions for reconstruction are a strong incentive to act and take a stand. In the project, Ben-Menashe also mentions the exploitation of natural gas fields off the coast of Gaza, discovered in 2000 but untouched due to the ongoing wars and divisions between Hamas and the Ramallah Authority.


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