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What is Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’?
Gaza’s “board of peace” was unveiled as part of phase two of the US-brokered ceasefire to end Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, and numerous world leaders were invited to join the body.
While it was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of post-war Gaza, its charter does not limit its role to the devastated Palestinian territory, according to reports.
Trump has expressed a desire to expand the board’s mandate to address crises and conflicts worldwide – not just Gaza – raising suspicions he hopes it could replace the United Nations, which he has repeatedly criticised as dysfunctional.
Asked by a reporter on Tuesday if the board should replace the UN, Trump replied it should continue “because the potential is so great”. However, he added his board of peace “might” take over as the UN “hasn’t been very helpful” and “has never lived up to its potential”.
Media reports said Trump intends to sign the board of peace charter on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he will deliver a speech later today. States of board members are reportedly required to pay $1bn for a permanent seat.
‘Board of peace’ makeup ‘Orwellian’ and a Trump ‘ego trip’
Those with dignity and self-respect and issues with the Trump administration, of course, refused to join, such as Macron, the French president, who said, ‘Look, we can’t join, we are disputing the whole question of the United States wanting to invade Greenland’.
And before asking Netanyahu to join, Trump asked – guess who – Russian President Vladimir Putin to join. So while Putin is bombing Ukraine, while Netanyahu is bombing Lebanon, Gaza and making incursions into Syria, he is invited to the board of peace.
So, we clearly are living today in an Orwellian world where slavery is freedom, war is peace, hunger is construction. It’s a very Trump board because he gets to choose who joins, he gets to choose the executive board, he gets to veto all kinds of decisions that are taken by the board. He gets to choose the agenda.
So this is not exactly the board of peace for Gaza. This is a Trump board that’s going to be giving him more of the kind of ego trip that he needs.
