Activists Deface Trump’s Golf Course to Protest His Proposed Plans for Gaza

Pro-Palestinian activists have targeted former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland, staging a bold act of protest against his proposal to “empty out” Gaza and redevelop it as a luxury resort. 

Members of the UK-based group Palestine Action defaced Trump’s prestigious golf resort by painting “GAZA IS NOT 4 SALE” in massive white letters across the course’s lawn, digging up holes on the green, and spraying red paint on the clubhouse—symbolizing the bloodshed of Palestinians under Israeli bombardment. 

“This action comes as a direct response to the U.S. administration’s stated intent to ethnically cleanse Gaza,” Palestine Action stated, condemning Trump’s vision of erasing Palestinian existence. “Whilst Trump attempts to treat Gaza as his property, he should know his own property is within reach.” 

A drone view shows the aftermath of a pro-Palestinian protest on U.S. President Donald Trump's golf course

 

Scottish police have launched an investigation into the incident, with Trump Turnberry’s management denouncing the act as “childish” and insisting it would not impact business. However, for many, this protest was a necessary confrontation against America’s complicity in Gaza’s genocide. 

Trump ignited international outrage after sharing an AI-generated video depicting his vision for Gaza as a billionaire’s playground. The footage, shared on his social account, reimagined the war-torn enclave as a glitzy resort, complete with luxury hotels, yachts and a massive golden statue of Trump himself. 

Trump posts bizarre AI video of a rebuilt Gaza with Netanyahu, Musk

 

The video opens with scenes of war-torn Gaza before abruptly transitioning to a utopian version of the Strip—one where Palestinians have been erased. Instead, it shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lounging poolside, Elon Musk dining on the beach, and men enjoying Trump’s envisioned paradise. 

An eerie AI-generated jingle plays over the visuals,“No more tunnels, no more fear, Trump Gaza is finally here. Trump Gaza shining bright, Golden future, brand new light.” 

This dystopian fantasy was not merely a work of satire—it was a deliberate political statement from Trump, who has openly proposed the forced displacement of Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinian residents to Egypt and Jordan. 

“I think that’s the plan that really works,” he told reporters, suggesting that U.S. control would “redevelop Gaza” and free it from Hamas. 

Mother in Gaza mourns her child killed in Israeli airstrike

 

Trump’s proposal for Gaza is not an isolated idea—it is a continuation of decades of American complicity in Israeli aggression. As of today, Gaza has suffered 520 days of unrelenting bombardment, with the death toll climbing to 48,467 killed, 111,913 wounded, and 11,000 missing, many buried under the rubble of their homes. 

The United States has played a central role in this devastation, providing military aid, diplomatic cover, and vetoing U.N. resolutions aimed at stopping Israeli atrocities. Trump’s vision for Gaza—a colonial land grab disguised as “redevelopment”—only reinforces the deeply entrenched U.S.-Israeli agenda of ethnic cleansing. 

Palestinians have rejected this plan outright. “America and Israel have always been doing their best to ‘clean out’ lands by force,” said Zaid Ali, a resident of northern Gaza. “But they always fail because our souls are connected to the sand of this land.” 

Even international law experts have sounded the alarm. A group of U.N. human rights officials warned that Trump’s resettlement plan would constitute a “grave violation of international law and a crime against humanity.” 

The vandalism of Trump Turnberry is just one of many global acts of resistance against Western complicity in Gaza’s suffering. Protests have erupted worldwide, from mass demonstrations in London and Washington D.C. to activists targeting companies linked to Israel’s military industry. 

Man with a Palestinian flag after he climbed up Elizabeth Tower, at the Palace of Westminster in London

 

On the same weekend as the Trump Turnberry protest, a Palestinian activist climbed Big Ben in London, waving a Palestinian flag as a symbol of defiance. Meanwhile, Muslim nations have categorically rejected Trump’s vision for Gaza, calling it an attempt at “ethnic cleansing and colonial conquest.”