GAZA 'BOARD OF PEACE' SHOCKS DIPLOMATS

It's slowly emerging what vision the unconventional world leader, President Trump has for Gaza. The executive body is to consist of some 60 national representatives of various countries, a sort of exclusive club with a membership fee of a billion dollars for a permanent status towards Gaza’s reconstruction (link). The Board will direct the ten member National Committee for the Administration of Gaza that will administer the territory. Some leaders have accepted or are considering the offer. Israel has objected to the inclusion of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi. Others have reacted shocked to 'the Board of Peace' proposal that they see as a rival to the United Nations.

🇺🇸🇺🇳 TRUMP WANTS SIGNING CEREMONY THURSDAY IN DAVOS FOR NEW “BOARD OF PEACE”

Trump’s trying to launch a new international body to replace the UN in handling global conflicts, and he wants world leaders to show up and sign.

Thing is… most of them are confused, annoyed, or both.… pic.twitter.com/XERA8QSIyd

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 19, 2026

The executive board includes US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, former UK PM Tony Blair, World Bank President Ajay Banga, and billionaire investor Marc Rowan. 

Among those confirmed or reported to have received invitations to join the Board of Peace are:

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia

Mark Carney, PM of Canada

Javier Milei, President of Argentina

Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, PM of Greece

Nikos Christodoulidis, President of Cyprus

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey

King Abdullah II, King of Jordan

Shehbaz Sharif, PM of Pakistan

Giorgia Meloni, PMof Italy

Karol Nawrocki, President of Poland

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan

Viktor Orban, PM of Hungary

France is the first country to say no to Chairman Trump's plan to run the world through his Board of Peace. He is planning a signing ceremony on Thursday.

France says it does not intend to respond favourably to the invitation to join the Board because the plan "goes beyond the…

— Patrick Wintour (@patrickwintour) January 19, 2026

Turkey's dictator Erdogan cannot be trusted with peace.

This is the same man who:

– Threatened to send Turkish troops into Gaza

– Called for the conquest of Jerusalem

– Repeatedly praised jihad against Israel

– Hosts Hamas leaders in Ankara

Israel needs real partners for peace,… pic.twitter.com/pGJyF1EWx8

— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) January 18, 2026

The evil has landed. https://t.co/prKM5aD4fv

— Neil Oliver (@thecoastguy) January 17, 2026

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