US EditionTony Blair Chosen by Donald Trump for Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
Chaired by President Trump and including Tony Blair, the Gaza Board of Peace will advise an interim government on reconstruction, governance, and investment to foster stability.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced a Gaza Executive Board whose name appeared on a list as part of advising a newly set-up interim government, with Trump chairing the board.
- The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza was established on Wednesday, led by "technocratic" Palestinian officials to support the fledgling interim government in Gaza.
- The founding roster lists US secretary of state Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Marc Rowan, Ajay Banga and Robert Gabriel, and Sir Tony Blair's office was contacted for comment.
- The White House said the founding board will operationalise the Board of Peace's vision, with specialist executive board members managing portfolios to advance Gaza stabilisation under a 20-point plan.
- Mr Trump teased the membership on Thursday and said members would be announced shortly, noting the board pairs political figures, billionaire Marc Rowan, World Bank president Ajay Banga and special envoy Steve Witkoff.
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Tony Blair, Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are part of the U.S.-led executive council, an organ that enjoys the support of Turkey and Qatar and has sparked Netanyahu's rejection.
The U.S. President announced on Saturday an international arena to pilot the second phase of his peace plan to end the war. Erdogan, al-Sissi, Milei, Blair, Witkoff, Rubio and Kushner were invited.
Controversial ex-UK PM Blair back in limelight with Gaza role
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, whose legacy was heavily tarnished by the 2003 war in Iraq, has long been a contentious figure in the Middle East. The 72-year-old political veteran was Friday named by US President Donald Trump as a member of a fledgling "Board of Peace" to help oversee Gaza. He said on Saturday he was "honoured" to have been tapped by Trump to join the board, adding he looked forward to working with "other colleagues i…
President Donald Trump of the United States gave former British Prime Minister Tony Blair an important role in the post-war administration of the Gaza Strip on Friday, and appointed an American official to lead the emerging security forces.
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