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In reply to the discussion: Two founding members of Board of Peace did not show up to the signing ceremony because they would be arrested [View all]ancianita
(43,151 posts)7. Named members of the so-called Board of Peace... Wikipedia has the most comprehensive reporting on this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace
Members of the Board of Peace Executive Board
The members of the Executive Board of the Board of Peace were announced on 17 January 2026. They are:
Members of the Gaza Executive Board
A Gaza Executive Board supports the High Representative for Gaza and the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza. Its members were announced on 17 January 2026. They are:
The following states have declined their invitation to participate:

I can't identify who's who in the official photo, but they're probably in the above lists.
Here's the structure of the so-called sub-boards

Members of the Board of Peace Executive Board
The members of the Executive Board of the Board of Peace were announced on 17 January 2026. They are:
Nickolay Mladenov High Representative for Gaza, appointed by the United States
Marco Rubio United States Secretary of State
Steve Witkoff United States Special Envoy to the Middle East
Jared Kushner Donald Trump's son-in-law
Tony Blair Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Marc Rowan CEO of Apollo Global Management
Ajay Banga President of the World Bank
Robert Gabriel Jr. American political advisor
Members of the Gaza Executive Board
A Gaza Executive Board supports the High Representative for Gaza and the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza. Its members were announced on 17 January 2026. They are:
Steve Witkoff United States Special Envoy to the Middle East
Jared Kushner Donald Trump's son-in-law
Hakan Fidan Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
Ali al-Thawadi Minister for Strategic Affairs of Qatar
Hassan Rashad Director of the General Intelligence Directorate of Egypt
Tony Blair Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Marc Rowan CEO of Apollo Global Management
Reem Al-Hashimy Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates
Nickolay Mladenov High Representative for Gaza, appointed by the United States
Yakir Gabay Israeli businessman
Sigrid Kaag United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
The following states have declined their invitation to participate:
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Norway
Slovenia
Sweden
United Kingdom

I can't identify who's who in the official photo, but they're probably in the above lists.
Here's the structure of the so-called sub-boards

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Two founding members of Board of Peace did not show up to the signing ceremony because they would be arrested [View all]
LetMyPeopleVote
Jan 22
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There was one woman dressed in a red suit who was fawning all over djt. Wondered
allegorical oracle
Jan 22
#3
Kosovo Albanian leadership ethnically cleansed all Jews out of Kosovo from 1999 to the early 2000s.
SunSeeker
Jan 23
#20
It was the Kosovo Albanians who drove the Jews out of Albania during the 1990s war.
SunSeeker
Jan 23
#24
Named members of the so-called Board of Peace... Wikipedia has the most comprehensive reporting on this.
ancianita
Jan 22
#7
Seriously. Ain't no room for half the planet when the oligarch tools take over.
ancianita
Jan 22
#13
I think Orwell saw the future - the dystopian future ....the title was just off by 40 years.
OAITW r.2.0
Jan 22
#14
Putin wants to use frozen Russian funds to pay Russia's $1 billion contribution if the rest is released to Putin
LetMyPeopleVote
Jan 23
#28
Nothing says "board of peace" like having two founding members not show up to the signing ceremony
LetMyPeopleVote
Jan 23
#31
Netanyahu skips Trump's Board of Peace ceremony over fears of arrest in Switzerland for Gaza war crimes.
LetMyPeopleVote
Jan 24
#34
Putin is asking trump to unfreeze Russian assets so that Russian can pay Board of Peace membership fee
LetMyPeopleVote
Jan 24
#35