Netanyahu chairing the 'Board of Peace' exposes its absurdity
The ICC issued an arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister over alleged war crimes during the Gaza war
In September, U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a “Board of Peace” to govern the war-stricken Gaza Strip and help rebuild it.
One month later, a ceasefire was called in the Palestinian enclave, ending two years of war that killed more than 71,000 people and left over 120,000 wounded.
Fast forward to Wednesday, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who orchestrated the war, announced he will join the board.
Which exposes its absurdity and greatly undermines its credibility for multiple reasons.
Netanyahu’s war not only killed tens of thousands, but wreaked havoc on Gaza’s infrastructure and food supply.
Over 90% of the enclave’s buildings were destroyed in a 200,000 tonne bombing campaign, equivalent to six nuclear bombs.
Gazans faced famine from August to December 2025, killing more than 440 people.
To top it off, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in 2024 for allegedly using “starvation as a method of warfare and of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population” between October 2023 to May 2024.
An alleged war criminal chairing a board of peace makes absolutely no sense.
Trump’s board of peace was first outlined in his 20-point peace plan for Gaza. It stipulated that the body would have “oversight and supervision” over a Palestinian technocratic committee that would run the enclave but would be at the lowest level of the administration.
Essentially, the board would have the final say, contradicting the peace plan, which states that the U.S. “recognizes” Palestinian statehood.
There is absolutely no recognition of this sort as the board stands, with Palestinians being at the lowest level of the administration, and Netanyahu at the top.
Rather, it is the complete opposite, as the prime minister stated in September “there will be no Palestinian state.”
The board’s system clearly has its flaws, and despite numerous Muslim-majority and Arab countries have been invited as co-chairs, such as Egypt, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and others, several European allies have declined.
France, one of the countries which pushed for the ceasefire and officially recognized Palestine as a state back in September, rejected its invitation, saying it would “replace the United Nations.”
Sweden and Norway, which also recognized Palestine, issued similar statements.
Inviting Netanyahu to the board makes it void of legitimacy.