To call it breathtaking is a gross understatement.
US President Donald Trump has proposed a Middle East peace plan that involves the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, the relocation of the population to new settlements in Jordan and Egypt, the transfer of sovereign territory to United States ownership, the wholesale redevelopment of Gaza as an international city - "a Middle East riviera" he called it - and most of it is to be financed by the "very wealthy" regional states like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
But there was nothing about a Palestinian state in this plan.
Asked specifically if his plan meant that he does not support a two-state solution, Mr Trump replied: "It doesn't mean anything about a two-state or one-state or any other state.
"It means we want to give people a chance at life. They have never had a chance at life because the Gaza Strip has been a hellhole for people living there. It's been horrible.
"Hamas has made it so bad, so bad, so dangerous, so unfair to people. And by doing what I'm recommending that we do, we think we're going to bring perhaps great peace to far beyond this area.
"And I have to stress, this is not for Israel - this is for everybody in the Middle East, Arabs, Muslims. This is for everybody.
"This would be where they can partake in terms of jobs and living and all of the other benefits."
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His justification for such radical action is that Gaza has been a failure for the people there, and that resorting to the same old same old will just result in another war there in the not-too-distant future.
"You have to learn from history," he said at his joint-news conference with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu.
Mr Trump continued: "You can't keep doing the same mistake over and over again.
"Gaza is a hellhole right now - It was before the bombing started, frankly - and we're going to give people a chance to live in a beautiful community that's safe and secure, and I think you're going to see tremendous outflowing of support.
"I can tell you, I spoke to other leaders of countries in the Middle East, and they love the idea. They say would really bring stability, and what we need is stability."
So, nothing about a Palestinian state, nothing about the two-state solution that has been at the core of US-Middle East policy for decades.
And without a path to a Palestinian state, Saudi Arabia has made it clear that it will not agree to normalisation of relations with Israel - a pretty fundamental condition for a country that the president expects will shoulder the lion's share of the cost of providing homes for the displaced of Gaza.
Mr Netanyahu was also less than forthright in his support for the idea.
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Yes, there was plenty of flattery in his discourse before journalists, but when asked specifically about supporting the plan, he said: "I mentioned again tonight our three goals (the aims of the war in Gaza) and the third goal is to make sure that Gaza never poses a threat to Israel.
"Again, President Trump is taking it to a much higher level. He sees a different future for that piece of land that has been the focus of so much terrorism, so many attacks against us, so many trials and so many tribulations.
"He has a different idea, and I think it's worth paying attention to this. We're talking about it. He's exploring it with his people, with his staff. I think it's something that could change history, and it's worthwhile really pursuing this idea."
So pretty non-committal. Mr Netanyahu gave the impression of being more interested in continuing the war against Hamas, to destroy its military and governance capacity in Gaza - he said it was the first of Israel's three war aims (the others being the return of the hostages and to ensure Gaza never again becomes a security risk to Israel).
But apart from the fact that nobody has signed up to it and it lacks the one thing that animates the Palestinian cause: a Palestinian state - it may not be wise to dismiss the Trump plan entirely.
Yes, he is a property developer, and this undoubtedly colours his thinking on many issues - not least Gaza, where he appears to reach back to the familiar to try and figure out a way of dealing with an awful situation.
Hence the talk of a demolition site. Which is the prelude to a rebuild.
But look at who else is in on this idea. Steve Witkoff, the president's special envoy to the Middle East (and a key player in getting the ceasefire/hostage release deal across the line) is a billionaire property developer from New York.
Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and former Middle East envoy has also spoken of Gaza as a major redevelopment opportunity (as indeed has the president himself, as recently as last week).
Mr Kushner is also closely connected to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS).
MBS set up the younger Kushner as an investment fund manager, entrusting him with $2bn to invest for Saudi Arabia. (His father, another New York property developer, has been nominated by Mr Trump as his ambassador to Paris).
And just as Mr Netanyahu was the first visitor to the new Trump White House (having also paid him a visit at Mar-a-Lago in July), so MBS got the first phone call of the 47th Presidency.
All of which suggests that this idea, no matter how far-fetched it may appear, was not pulled out of the president’s back pocket 20 minutes before Mr Netanyahu arrived at the West Wing.
