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Why the Gaza 'Board of Peace' raises concerns: A for-profit enterprise, Iraqi precedent, forced displacement

Created by Donald Trump as an alternative to the U.N. for "lasting peace" in the Strip, the organization is denounced as a project aimed at turning the enclave into an asset to be shared, with or without the Palestinians.

Why the Gaza 'Board of Peace' raises concerns: A for-profit enterprise, Iraqi precedent, forced displacement

Donald Trump and members of the "Board of Peace" at the organization’s inaugural meeting in Washington, Feb. 19, 2026. (Credit: AFP)

"Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza. This is a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY," Donald Trump wrote July 30 on his social network, Truth Social, before concluding that "Under this agreement, Gaza will finally be in the hands of a new Palestinian government that serves its PEOPLE."Having vanished from the spotlight eight months after its high-profile inauguration at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the "Board of Peace" returned to center stage with this shocking announcement — reproduced verbatim on its website — meant to prove the organization had not been idle during the war between Iran and the United States. Currently Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan It was...
"Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza. This is a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY," Donald Trump wrote July 30 on his social network, Truth Social, before concluding that "Under this agreement, Gaza will finally be in the hands of a new Palestinian government that serves its PEOPLE."Having vanished from the spotlight eight months after its high-profile inauguration at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the "Board of Peace" returned to center stage with this shocking announcement — reproduced verbatim on its website — meant to prove the organization had not been idle during the war between Iran and the United States. Currently Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan It...
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