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Gaza Board funding proposal
Former U.S. President Donald Trump circulated a draft charter proposing an international Board of Peace to oversee Gaza’s post‑war governance and reconstruction.
“contribute[s] more than USD $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year,”
The draft conditions permanent membership on large cash contributions — reportedly $1 billion — while offering three‑year nonpaying terms as an alternative.
Reports say the draft would let any state that contributes more than USD $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board within the first year obtain permanent membership.
A U.S. official told CBS that countries could instead join on a three‑year membership without paying.
Other outlets summarize the plan as a $1 billion buy‑in for permanence.
Centralized authority in charter
The draft charter centralizes authority in the U.S. president and reportedly would name Trump as inaugural chair.
It would make many board decisions subject to the chairman's approval, giving the chair veto-style control over membership and approvals.
Outlets describe an executive structure that includes a U.S.-led executive board and a Gaza executive panel.
The Gaza panel is said to be populated by named figures—Jared Kushner, Tony Blair, Marco Rubio and World Bank president Ajay Banga among them—and the draft sets the chair as the ultimate approver.
Some reports say the chair would control the board seal and have the power to extend or limit membership terms, raising alarms about concentration of power.
Responses to invitation list
Governments' responses are mixed: dozens of leaders were reportedly invited and some countries, such as Hungary and Vietnam, have accepted in principle.
“Hungary and Vietnam have accepted. India, Australia, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus, Pakistan, Canada, Turkey, Egypt, Paraguay, Argentina and Albania have acknowledged invitations...”
Canada and Argentina have signaled interest while several invited leaders have not yet decided.
Israel has publicly objected to aspects of the executive panels, said Washington did not coordinate with it, and has formally protested Turkey’s inclusion and other appointments.
The White House reportedly plans to announce a membership list, possibly at Davos, with invitations reportedly including Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Canada, Argentina and others, and regional actors have voiced serious reservations about legitimacy and coordination.
Gaza casualties and allegations
The draft and the wider U.S. plan are set against a catastrophic human toll in Gaza.
Multiple sources report mass Palestinian civilian deaths, displacement, and accusations that Israel's military campaign amounts to genocide.
West Asian and regional outlets name very high casualty figures and use direct, severe language.
Türkiye Today cites Gaza health authorities saying the war killed more than 71,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 171,000.
The Arab Weekly and middle-east-online note that some U.N. experts and rights groups have accused Israel of actions amounting to genocide and that the ceasefire period nonetheless saw heavy losses — more than 450 Palestinians, including over 100 children.
Those accounts describe Israel's forces as carrying out destructive operations that have killed large numbers of civilians.
Controversy over reconstruction board
Critics across many outlets condemn the draft as pay-to-play, opaque and capable of sidelining the United Nations.
“dismissed by some diplomats as a “Trump United Nations””
Some supporters argue it could mobilize fast funding and capacity for reconstruction.
Al Jazeera reports diplomats dismissing it as a "Trump United Nations," and outlets such as The Express Tribune and Moneycontrol call the $1 billion clause "pay-to-play."
Other outlets, including Fortune and NewsBytes, note a White House framing of the board as a way to "promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace."
Observers warn the draft leaves major questions about audits, anti-corruption safeguards and coordination with the U.N. and World Bank unanswered.