Posted on 01/17/2026 10:26:40 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The White House announced on Jan. 16 the names of members appointed to the Gaza Board of Peace, which President Donald Trump created as part of phase two of a U.S.-backed plan to end the war in Gaza.
Among the “founding executive board” members are U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The board also includes private equity executive Marc Rowan, World Bank President Ajay Banga, and U.S. national security adviser Robert Gabriel, according to a White House statement.
The board, to be chaired by Trump, will oversee the Palestinian technocratic committee—also known as the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG)—which will be led by former Palestinian Authority official Ali Abdel Hamid Shaath.
The White House said each of the members will be tasked with managing Gaza’s “governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale funding, and capital mobilization,” which it said are vital to the enclave’s stability and long-term success.
The administration also named Aryeh Lightstone and Josh Gruenbaum as senior advisers to manage the board’s daily strategy and operations, and appointed Nickolay Mladenov, a Bulgarian diplomat and former United Nations envoy to the Middle East, as the high representative for Gaza.
Trump also tapped Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers to lead the International Stabilization Force, which will oversee security operations and the safe delivery of humanitarian aid and reconstruction materials to Gaza.
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The administration also announced a separate 11-member executive board, comprising some of the founding members, which will support both the technocratic committee and Mladenov’s office.
The executive board includes Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi, Major General Hassan Rashad - head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service, UAE minister for international cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy, Israeli-Cypriot billionaire Yakir Gabay, and Dutch diplomat and U.N. envoy Sigrid Kaag.
Appoint Queer Stammer as coffee boy.
Where is the picture of an unhappy Rubio wearing a man dress as governor of Gaza?
If Trump can make this work, they need to change the name of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Trump Peace Prize. I’m not optimistic that this is going to succeed, but who knows.
Kushner...
This is a clear grift board, so maybe one appointment Rubio particularly doesn’t mind.
This is a clear grift board, so maybe one appointment Rubio particularly doesn’t mind.
It will remain words until Hamas surrenders or leaves Gaza, as until then peace is not possible.
The Palestine Mandate II.
Good...now lets see how the Israelis worm their way out honoring their commitments.
How many jobs does Rubio have now?
How many jobs does Rubio have now?
LOL he’s the inspiration for the In Living Color, “Hey Mon!” sketch.
Are the Gazans self-sufficient in any way? What is their economy like? Do they export anything...dates, olives, cotton? Do they farm, have dairies? I’m not being a smart-ass, I just don’t know anything about them without Hamas.
Jared just couldn’t stay out of things.
They’ll have to disarm Hamas. The war won’t end until that happens. For now, they’re using the ceasefire to rearm and to rebuild their tunnels.
But Witkoff said Hamas wants peace.
I don’t think Rubio has enough jobs. What is this, job number five?
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