Trump's 'Board of Peace': Netanyahu Signs On, Peace Stays Off-Board
📰 THE STORY: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to join former U.S. President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace,' a body chaired by Trump, initially conceived to oversee a Gaza ceasefire plan but now apparently expanded to address global conflicts. Netanyahu's office had earlier expressed reservations about the executive committee's inclusion of Turkey, a regional rival. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT
TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'Board of Peace' is a grotesque echo of the 'peace process' that has served for decades to provide cover for Israeli expansion and control, explicitly ignoring the 1948 Nakba (the ethnic cleansing of 750,000 Palestinians) and the ongoing 17-year blockade of Gaza. Every 'peace' initiative since Camp David in 1978 has systematically failed to deliver justice or
self-determination for Palestinians, instead solidifying occupation and settlement expansion. The very notion of peace sponsored by a figure like Trump, whose administration brokered the 'Abraham Accords' that bypassed Palestinian rights entirely, is a euphemism for geopolitical consolidation. Double Standard: Imagine a 'Board of Peace' formed to address, say, the Congo's mineral conflict, chaired
by a warlord, with its primary beneficiaries signing on. The international community would erupt in derision. Yet, a 'peace board' for Gaza, chaired by a U.S. president who moved the embassy to Jerusalem and recognized illegal settlements, and featuring Netanyahu – currently overseeing the mass slaughter of over 40,000 Palestinians – is reported with a straight face. The 'peace' they envision is