(Alan Mosley, Antiwar.com) Russia and Israel are the latest governments asked to join President Donald Trump’s expanding “Board of Peace,” the body he says will implement his plan for Gaza and mediate conflicts worldwide. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation even as Russia’s nearly four‑year war on Ukraine continues. Israel has also been invited but the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered no comment on whether it will participate.
The “Board of Peace” is a three‑tier structure created to supervise Gaza’s demilitarization and reconstruction under a 20‑point plan Trump unveiled last September. It would be chaired by the former president and would elevate U.S. and European figures such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former British prime minister Tony Blair, while relegating Palestinian representatives to the municipal level. Legal scholars and human rights advocates say this design marginalizes Palestinians and entrenches Western and Israeli interests.
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