Abstract: This essay explores Donald Trump’s proposal to “own Gaza” and develop it into a “riviera” that would draw “people from all over the world.” The author argues that it aligns with Trump’s broader expansionist ideology and reflects a continuation of the US’s imperial legacy. Through a comparison between the destruction of Gaza and that of Dresden (Germany), and between the proposal to take over Gaza and the US acquisition of Hawaii, the author examines Trump’s plan for Gaza—a real-estate project intertwined with urban renewal and postwar reconstruction that recycle capital surpluses to create new spaces to attract developers and investors—as settler colonialism rebranded. He ends by coining the concept of “the right to the full Dresdenization” of Gaza as a way to secure for Palestinians a just and comprehensive recovery process that allows them to rebuild their lives and reclaim their space in the aftermath of catastrophic devastation.