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muriel_volestrangler

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Sat Jan 17, 2026, 03:57 AM 18 hrs ago

Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace' [View all]

Source: BBC

The Trump administration has named US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as two of the founding members of its "Board of Peace" for Gaza.

Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner will also sit on the "founding executive board", the White House said in a statement, external on Friday.

Trump will act as chairman of the board, which forms part of his 20-point plan to end the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Also on the founding executive board are Marc Rowan, the head of a private equity firm, World Bank chief Ajay Banga and a US national security adviser, Robert Gabriel.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07xv92vrz2o



So, the Trump family money men, Trump's billionaire buddy whose family is in business with the Trumps, another billionaire American, the World Bank chief, the UK ex-PM who is obsessed with money, and a Trump regime guy to take care of security. This is a financial board, designed to profit from Gaza. "Peace" only comes into it in the sense of "it's easier to make money when war isn't raging". Oh, I forgot Marco (so easy to do) - gopher for Trump.
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Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace' [View all] muriel_volestrangler 18 hrs ago OP
Well that sucks...... Lovie777 17 hrs ago #1
Sounds like the perfect board to grease the skids for Trump Tower Gaza. nt SunSeeker 17 hrs ago #2
I guess Blair was still in the running after all AZProgressive 16 hrs ago #3
Not just politicians Roy Rolling 15 hrs ago #4
They misspelled "Piece" Uncle Joe 11 hrs ago #5
... Solly Mack 10 hrs ago #6
A misnomer. Icanthinkformyself 10 hrs ago #7
Gaza just keeps getting screwed Bayard 10 hrs ago #8
Why did Carney accept and moonscape 8 hrs ago #9
I'm wondering too. AloeVera 2 hrs ago #14
Board of Real Estate Theft Wild blueberry 7 hrs ago #10
Meeting to divide Gaza up for their own developers of high end luxury beach front resorts. LiberalLovinLug 6 hrs ago #11
Zero Palestinian representation. It's a joke and they know it. Like Drumpf's Nobel Prize Evolve Dammit 4 hrs ago #12
Breaking News! Rubio is head janitor at the white house! Jacson6 3 hrs ago #13
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