Dershowitz Claims UN Involvement in Gaza Rebuilding is “Doomed to Failure”

In an interview on The Record With Greta Van Susteren, Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz declared that any serious effort to rebuild the Gaza Strip will fail if the United Nations participates, warning that the global body has become a driver of conflict rather than a force for peace in the Middle East.

“It’ll be doomed to failure,” Dershowitz stated. “The United Nations can have nothing to do with it.” He further characterized the organization as “a major source of conflict rather than a source for peace,” urging the United States and Israel to consider withdrawing from the UN unless it undergoes fundamental reform.

Dershowitz also highlighted the recent meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it the strongest of their six discussions and a clear signal of deepening U.S.-Israel cooperation. He noted that while much of the world is moving away from Israel diplomatically, Trump has strengthened ties with Tehran, warning against Iran advancing nuclear weapons or missile capabilities targeting Israeli cities.

The analyst added that Israel does not require direct U.S. military involvement to act against Iran—only approval from Trump. Dershowitz insisted lasting peace in the Middle East is impossible without regime change in Iran, labeling the current leadership “the single greatest obstacle to regional stability.” He emphasized that if President Trump aims to be known as the “peace president,” he must support such changes.

On Gaza reconstruction specifically, Dershowitz predicted U.S. and select European involvement but criticized nations like Britain and Turkey for disqualifying themselves by recognizing Palestinian statehood without first acknowledging Israel. He argued that Palestinians have repeatedly squandered opportunities for statehood, stating a viable state cannot exist without eliminating terrorism and corrupt leadership: “The Palestinians haven’t earned themselves a state. Maybe someday there’ll be a Palestinian state, but it can be a state without terrorists, without Hamas, and without the current Palestinian leadership.”