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Trump’s Board of Peace: Israel Shows Up, Italy Holds Its Nose Gideon Sa’ar is boarding a plane to Washington to do what Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t dare: sit in the room while Trump’s Board of Peace tries to crown itself the new global conflict manager. At Bibi’s request, Israel’s foreign minister will represent the country at the inaugural summit, where Trump plans to showcase more than $5 billion in pledges for Gaza reconstruction and “thousands of personnel” for an international stabilization force and local police. On paper, it’s humanitarian aid and security. In practice, it’s a photo‑op to bless a body where Trump chairs for life and the U.S. sits at the top of the food chain. For Netanyahu, signing Israel onto the Board last week at Blair House was the main act; sending Sa’ar is follow‑up optics. Israel gets a seat at a table that will shape Gaza’s future and, if Trump is to be believed, future conflicts “globally.” It also gets to help design reconstruction plans that already come with whispers about residential towers and seaside resorts — business dressed up as peace. Being inside that process is exactly what Jerusalem wants. Being seen as co‑owner of Trump’s parallel UN is exactly what Europe fears. Look at Rome. Giorgia Meloni is close to Trump and still only dares attend as an observer, under fire from her own opposition for joining something critics describe as “based not on democracy but on arrogance, not on law but on business.” Italian lawmakers warn the Board undermines the UN, violates constitutional limits on joining bodies where states aren’t equals, and reduces Italy to a vassal rushing “to the American president’s court whenever and for any reason.” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani shrugs: there is “no alternative” on Gaza, so Italy will watch from the cheap seats and offer carabinieri to train the new police. This is the split screen: Israel dives in as a founding player in a Trump‑centric order where “peace” is managed like a private franchise; Italy tiptoes in as an observer and pretends it’s just being pragmatic. Everyone talks about Gaza’s reconstruction and humanitarian aid, but the real asset on the table is institutional: who replaces the UN as the place where war and money get negotiated. Trump is betting that leaders will swallow the arrogance and the business if it also buys them access and protection. So far, he’s not wrong. #israel#BoardOfPeace#trump#gaza#italy#fakePeace 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸