politics
January 22, 2026
The Guardian view on Trump’s Board of Peace: an international body in service to one man’s ego
It was supposed to give Gaza a future, but the US president is using it to attack the UN, international law and multilateralism
TL;DR
- Donald Trump has launched the Board of Peace, an initiative chaired by himself.
- The UN Security Council authorized a board chaired by Trump to oversee reconstruction in Gaza.
- The Board of Peace charter does not mention Gaza, suggesting a broader, potentially supplanting, agenda.
- The board's membership includes figures like Benjamin Netanyahu and states such as Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Hungary, while traditional US allies are absent.
- Palestinians are relegated to a fourth-tier technocratic committee within the new structure.
- Proposed plans for Gaza include increased aid, reopening crossings, infrastructure repairs, and home/hospital reconstruction.
- Critics argue the initiative undermines international law and neglects Palestinian rights.
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