The Inside Story Podcast What is Trump's controversial Board of Peace?
Feb 20, 2026
Hugh Lovatt, a European foreign policy analyst; Gideon Levy, an Israeli columnist focused on Palestinian humanitarian issues; and Rami Khouri, a seasoned Middle East commentator, dissect Trump’s Board of Peace. They debate the Washington spectacle, why Europe kept away, the exclusion of Palestinian voices, legal doubts about pledges, and tensions between glossy plans and Gaza’s devastation.
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Board Of Peace As Spectacle
- Rami Khouri describes the Board of Peace as a travelling circus spectacle rather than a serious political process.
- He frames it as US-Israeli neo-colonial power assertion clashing with attempts by other states to assert Palestinian rights.
Trump-Centric Reconstruction Plan
- Hugh Lovatt calls the Board a Trump-centric vehicle serving business and ego more than Gaza's needs.
- He warns it resembles a colonial project imposed without Gazan consultation.
Reality Gap With Gaza
- Gideon Levy stresses the meeting's disconnection from Gaza's harsh reality and civilian suffering.
- He argues reconstruction fantasies are irrelevant while Gaza remains under siege.