THE GRIFT
Trump’s Gaza Peace Board Charter Seeks $1Bn For Extended Membership, Document Shows
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By Arab News
A draft charter sent to about 60 countries by the US administration calls for members to contribute $1 billion in cash if they want membership on his new Board of Peace to last more than three years, according to the document seen by Reuters.
“Each Member State shall serve a term of no more than three years from this Charter’s entry into force, subject to renewal by the Chairman,” the document, first reported by Bloomberg News, shows.
“The three-year membership term shall not apply to Member States that contribute more than $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the Charter’s entry into force.”
The board is described in the charter as “an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.”
It would become official once three member states agree to the charter.
The US president would also be responsible for approving the group’s official seal, the document said.
Trump has invited a number of world leaders, including Argentina’s Javier Milei and Canada’s Mark Carney, to be part of a Board of Peace for Gaza, which would be formed under the broader umbrella of his new peace board.
The plan attracted sharp criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said the details hadn’t been coordinated with his country.
Washington (United States) (AFP) – US President Donald Trump's government has asked countries to pay $1.0 billion for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter, seen Monday by AFP.
Issued on: 19/01/2026 - RFI
The White House has asked various world leaders to sit on the board, chaired by Trump himself, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian premier Viktor Orban and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Member countries -- represented on the board by their head of state -- would be allowed to join for three years -- or longer if they paid more than $1.0 billion within the first year, the charter says.
"Each Member State shall serve a term of no more than three years from this Charter's entry into force, subject to renewal by the Chairman," the board's draft charter says.
"The three-year membership term shall not apply to Member States that contribute more than USD $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the Charter’s entry into force."
The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but its charter does not appear to limit its role to the occupied Palestinian territory.
The White House said there would be a main board, a Palestinian committee of technocrats meant to govern devastated Gaza, and a second "executive board" that appears designed to have a more advisory role.
"The Board of Peace is an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict," the charter says.
'Failed institutions'
It appears to take a swipe at international institutions such as the United Nations, saying that the board should have "the courage to depart from approaches and institutions that have too often failed."
Trump has regularly criticized the United Nations and announced this month that his country will withdraw from 66 global organizations and treaties -- roughly half affiliated with the UN.
Membership of the board would be "limited to States invited to participate by the Chairman," according to the draft charter.
Trump would have the power to remove member states from the board, subject to a veto by two-third of members, and choose his replacement should he leave his role as chairman.
The "Board of Peace" began to take shape on Saturday when the leaders of Egypt, Turkey, Argentina and Canada were asked to join.
Trump also named as members Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former British prime minister Tony Blair, senior negotiator Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Israel has objected to the line-up of a "Gaza executive board" to operate under the body, which includes Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi.
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France sends food aid for babies to Gaza, remains ‘mobilised’ to end conflict
France is sending nearly 400 tonnes of food aid to Gaza specifically intended for malnourished babies and has called on Israel to lift obstacles to humanitarian aid into Gaza. France is one of 60 countries to receive an invitation to join US President Donald Trump’s "Board of Peace" to address the war in Gaza and other world conflicts.
Issued on: 19/01/2026 - RFI
Children look on from a shelter in the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip on 22 December, 2025. AFP - EYAD BABA
A container ship carrying 383 tonnes of food aid left from France’s port of Le Havre on Sunday bound for Gaza, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The cargo is made up of Plumpy’doz, a nutritional supplement paste made of peanuts and milk powder intended treat malnutrition in young children, produced by Nutriset, a company based in Normandy.
The aid is intended to "improve the health of more than 42,000 Gazan children aged between six months and two years, who are suffering from malnutrition," the ministry said.
The ship is expected to arrive at Egypt’s Port Said in about ten days, and then it will be transported to Gaza by the World Food Programme.
Since 7 October 2023, France has delivered "more than 1,300 tonnes of humanitarian freight for civilian populations," the ministry noted.
Though Israeli strikes have been less intense since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began in October 2025, bombs still fall every day.
Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of violating the ceasefire's terms.
Calls for Israel to lift blocks on aid
With more than 80 percent of its infrastructure destroyed, Gaza is in shambles, and day-to-day living conditions remain precarious.
Aid workers say the humanitarian response remains insufficient due to access restrictions imposed by Israeli authorities, who deny these claims.
France insisted that Israel must lift obstacles so that the United Nations and NGOs "can continue to deliver humanitarian aid independently and impartially throughout the Gaza Strip."
"France is fully mobilised for the people of Gaza," French President Emmanuel Macron posted on social media platform X.
Medical charity MSF says may have to halt Gaza operations in March
A container ship carrying 383 tonnes of food aid left from France’s port of Le Havre on Sunday bound for Gaza, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The cargo is made up of Plumpy’doz, a nutritional supplement paste made of peanuts and milk powder intended treat malnutrition in young children, produced by Nutriset, a company based in Normandy.
The aid is intended to "improve the health of more than 42,000 Gazan children aged between six months and two years, who are suffering from malnutrition," the ministry said.
The ship is expected to arrive at Egypt’s Port Said in about ten days, and then it will be transported to Gaza by the World Food Programme.
Since 7 October 2023, France has delivered "more than 1,300 tonnes of humanitarian freight for civilian populations," the ministry noted.
Though Israeli strikes have been less intense since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began in October 2025, bombs still fall every day.
Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of violating the ceasefire's terms.
Calls for Israel to lift blocks on aid
With more than 80 percent of its infrastructure destroyed, Gaza is in shambles, and day-to-day living conditions remain precarious.
Aid workers say the humanitarian response remains insufficient due to access restrictions imposed by Israeli authorities, who deny these claims.
France insisted that Israel must lift obstacles so that the United Nations and NGOs "can continue to deliver humanitarian aid independently and impartially throughout the Gaza Strip."
"France is fully mobilised for the people of Gaza," French President Emmanuel Macron posted on social media platform X.
Medical charity MSF says may have to halt Gaza operations in March
'Board of Peace'
Meanwhile, France was one of the countries officially invited to join US President Donald Trump’s "Board of Peace" initiative aimed at overseeing the end of the conflict in Gaza, which would be expanded to resolve conflicts globally.
Some 60 countries have been invited to join for three-year terms, which can become permanent memberships for $1 billion (€857 million).
A mandate for a Board of Peace was authorised by the United Nations Security Council in November, but only through 2027 and solely focused on the Gaza conflict.
Russia and China, two veto wielding powers, abstained, complaining that the resolution did not give the UN a clear role in the future of Gaza.
Trump’s proposal said "durable peace requires pragmatic judgment, common-sense solutions, and the courage to depart from approaches and institutions that have too often failed".
There was a "need for a more nimble and effective international peace-building body", it added.
Several governments appeared reluctant to make public statements about the proposal, leaving officials to express concerns anonymously about the impact on the work of the UN.
(with newswires)
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