White House announces founding members of so-called ‘board of peace’ in Gaza
The White House has announced the formation of a founding executive board to implement the newly established so-called Gaza “board of peace” to oversee the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire, chaired by President Trump.
“To operationalise the Board of Peace’s vision – under the chairmanship of President Donald J. Trump – a founding Executive Board has been formed, composed of leaders with experience across diplomacy, development, infrastructure, and economic strategy,” a statement from the White House said.
According to the statement, the appointed members are:
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
- US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff
- Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner
- Ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair
- US businessman Marc Rowan
- World Bank President Ajay Banga
- Deputy national security adviser Robert Gabriel
“Each Executive Board member will oversee a defined portfolio critical to Gaza’s stabilisation and long-term success, including, but not limited to, governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale funding, and capital mobilisation,” the statement added.
I thought Blair was out? Nice panel of war criminals...
Ali Shaath to lead Palestinian committee to administer Gaza, White House confirms
Ali Shaath, “a widely respected technocratic leader”, will oversee the restoration of core public services, the rebuilding of civil institutions, and the stabilisation of daily life in Gaza, the White House says in a statement.
He will be the head of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), it said.
That's the idiot that wants to push all the toxic rubble into the sea to create islands...
Bulgaria’s Nickolay Mladenov named as ‘High Representative for Gaza’
In addition to founding Executive Board members, the White House has announced members of a Gaza Executive Board – tasked with supporting “effective governance and the delivery of best-in-class services that advance peace, stability, and prosperity for the people of Gaza”.
The White House statement lists the Gaza Executive Board Members as:
• Steve Witkoff, US special envoy to the Middle East
• Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law
• Hakan Fidan, Turkiye’s foreign minister
• Ali Al-Thawadi, senior Qatari diplomat
• Hassan Rashad, Egyptian intelligence chief
• Tony Blair, ex-British prime minister
• Marc Rowan, US businessman
• Reem Al-Hashimy, UAE minister of state for international cooperation
• Nickolay Mladenov, Bulgaria’s former foreign minister
• Yakir Gabay, Israeli-Cypriot businessman
• Sigrid Kaag, ex-UN humanitarian coordinator
Mladenov, Bulgaria’s former foreign minister, is also named as High Representative for Gaza, a position which will “act as the on-the-ground link between the Board of Peace and the NCAG [National Committee for the Administration of Gaza]”, according to the statement.
“Additional Executive Board and Gaza Executive Board members will be announced over the coming weeks,” said the White House.
'peace' board, more like occupation / exploitation board.
