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Board of peace Trump-chaired initiative gains Netanyahu's backing as its remit broadens
The Guardian
|January 22, 2026
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said yesterday that he had agreed to join a US-backed “board of peace” proposed by Donald Trump, despite his office having earlier criticised the composition of its executive committee.
The body, chaired by the US president, was initially presented as a limited forum of world leaders tasked with overseeing a ceasefire in Gaza. More recently, however, the initiative appears to have expanded well beyond that remit, with the Trump camp extending invitations to dozens of countries and suggesting the board could evolve into a vehicle for brokering conflicts far beyond the Middle East.
Diplomats have warned that the board could harm the work of the UN.
When asked by a reporter on Tuesday if the board should replace the UN, Trump said: “It might.”
He said the world body “hasn’t been very helpful” and “has never lived up to its potential”, but also said the UN should continue “because the potential is so great”.
This story is from the January 22, 2026 edition of The Guardian.
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