A Seat on Trump's "Board of Peace" Costs $1 Billion. Guess Who Gets the Money.

"Trump first mentioned a Board of Peace in September during the signing of a ceasefire accord for Israel's war in Gaza. The idea was that the board would be the forum where Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and other Middle East countries discuss political reforms, reconstruction, and other issues relating to security and long-term peace in Gaza. Trump would chair the board-a role that he improbably insisted wasn't his idea, but the plan made some sense, given that Trump played a major"

"However, in the months since, Trump's vision of the board has-like much else about his presidency-swelled with self-aggrandizement. The board's charter-which he hasn't publicized but which the Times of Israel obtained and published-doesn't mention Gaza at all. Rather, the document states that the board will seek "to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict"-seeming to indicate any sort of conflict, anywhere on earth."

"The members on the board will consist of whichever heads of state the chairman, Donald Trump, chooses to invite. Their terms of membership will last three years, unless they pay the board $1 billion, which would buy them lifetime tenure. (Trump is designated as chairman for as long as he likes, certainly beyond the remaining three years of his presidency, gratis.)"

President Donald Trump proposed a Board of Peace intended as a forum for discussing political reforms, reconstruction, and long-term security and peace in Gaza. The board's charter omits Gaza and instead frames a broad global mandate to promote stability, restore lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in conflict-affected areas. Membership is by invitation from the chairman and normally lasts three years, but a $1 billion payment buys lifetime tenure. The chairman is designated indefinitely, possesses veto power, can initiate measures unilaterally, eject members, and choose a successor, concentrating authority and tying influence to payment.

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