The inaugural Board of Peace meeting served as a soapbox for Trump's peacemaking ambitions. It seemed beside the point that they have little to do with facts on the ground, especially in Gaza
The draft resolution expected to be signed Thursday says 'the reconstruction and rehabilitation activities of the Board shall be dedicated solely to those who regard Gaza as their home and place of residence' in a nod to Trump's 'Gaza Riviera' statement
Thursday's Board of Peace summit in Washington will be the council's first gathering since the charter signing ceremony in Davos, Switzerland in January. In addition to financing, Trump said that Board of Peace member states have committed thousands of personnel to the International Stabilization Force and local police
The upcoming summit will be the first gathering of the Board of Peace since the charter signing ceremony in Davos, Switzerland in January. Gaza's reconstruction is among the issues to be addressed, according to a source
Over a dozen out of 60 invited states have expressed interest at joining the Board of Peace established by Trump. So far comprised of mainly Middle Eastern and Eastern European countries, Western Europe has yet to clearly answer the invitation, balking at the stated initiative to rival the UN
The French Foreign Ministry said that Macron does not intend to accept the invitation to join Trump's Board of Peace 'at this time.' In response, Trump said, 'Well, nobody wants him because he's going to be out of office very soon'
Pitched as a temporary solution to replace Hamas in Gaza, the members of Donald Trump's Board of Peace are being announced this week. But the Palestinians who would actually live under its governance in Gaza dismiss the initiative as a U.S.-led effort to control Gaza from outside
A Western diplomat told Haaretz that his country fears the move would create a UN-like mechanism lacking international legal backing, while Arab states prefer the Board of Peace to focus on Gaza, as initially agreed at the end of the Israel-Hamas war