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Trump Appoints Rubio, Witkoff, Kushner, And Blair To Gaza 'Board Of Peace'
Epoch Times ^ | 01/17/26 | Aldgra Fredly

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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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Gaza; Hamas; Hezbollah; Iran; News/Current Events; Yemen
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1 posted on 01/17/2026 10:26:40 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


2 posted on 01/17/2026 10:27:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Appoint Queer Stammer as coffee boy.


3 posted on 01/17/2026 10:29:50 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: SeekAndFind

Where is the picture of an unhappy Rubio wearing a man dress as governor of Gaza?


4 posted on 01/17/2026 10:37:28 AM PST by fso301
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


5 posted on 01/17/2026 10:45:49 AM PST by FreedomForce
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To: SeekAndFind

Kushner...


6 posted on 01/17/2026 10:48:29 AM PST by Mr. Blond
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To: fso301

This is a clear grift board, so maybe one appointment Rubio particularly doesn’t mind.


7 posted on 01/17/2026 10:51:13 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: fso301

This is a clear grift board, so maybe one appointment Rubio particularly doesn’t mind.


8 posted on 01/17/2026 10:51:19 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: SeekAndFind

It will remain words until Hamas surrenders or leaves Gaza, as until then peace is not possible.


9 posted on 01/17/2026 10:54:04 AM PST by Wuli
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To: SeekAndFind

The Palestine Mandate II.


10 posted on 01/17/2026 10:58:46 AM PST by nwrep
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To: SeekAndFind

Good...now lets see how the Israelis worm their way out honoring their commitments.


11 posted on 01/17/2026 11:03:53 AM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera))
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To: SeekAndFind

How many jobs does Rubio have now?


12 posted on 01/17/2026 11:12:20 AM PST by DFG
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How many jobs does Rubio have now?


LOL he’s the inspiration for the In Living Color, “Hey Mon!” sketch.


13 posted on 01/17/2026 11:13:08 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


14 posted on 01/17/2026 11:34:57 AM PST by ryderann
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To: SeekAndFind

Jared just couldn’t stay out of things.


15 posted on 01/17/2026 11:49:49 AM PST by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th and 47th President of the United States of America!)
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


16 posted on 01/17/2026 11:52:42 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Wuli

But Witkoff said Hamas wants peace.


17 posted on 01/17/2026 11:57:08 AM PST by Mi-kha-el ((There is no Pravda in Izvestiya and no Izvestiya in Pravda.))
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To: SeekAndFind

I don’t think Rubio has enough jobs. What is this, job number five?


18 posted on 01/17/2026 1:04:11 PM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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