Donald Trump has appointed Tony Blair to his so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza. His qualifications? He was the British prime minister during the 2003 United States-led invasion and occupation of Iraq based on false claims over weapons of mass destruction. And was hugely responsible for killing, injuring and displacing, thousands of Iraqi children , and is a man known throughout the Arab world and in the United Kingdom as a “war criminal” and for his slavish devotion to Israel and contempt for Palestinians .
Blair because of his support for the 2003 invasion is guilty of infanticide, and the subsequent one and a half million deaths in a country where half the population were children.
This man should not be on any 'Board of Peace ' and instead should be shamed, as many would like to see his arrest for being such a deliverer of so much pain. His reputation for many remains rotten to the core. A warmongerer and profiteer of death who has long poisoned the well of public trust.
Since leaving office, Blair has faced sustained criticism for his work through the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), which has been accused of helping to launder the reputations of hardline regimes.
The institute has now been linked to Israel via its alleged involvement in plans for Gaza’s future. TBI was connected to a controversial private proposal which envisioned remaking Gaza into a commercial hub, described in planning documents as a “Trump Riviera”, according to the Financial Times.
The plan, backed by Israeli businessmen and supported by the Boston Consulting Group, included mechanisms that could incentivise the relocation of Palestinians from Gaza.
It can never be called a “Board of Peace”.while warmongers like Blair sit on it. As if the Board of Peace wasn’t illegitimate enough, designed to perpetrate exploitation of resources and the oppression of an indigenous population, with Tony Blair as a member, it is a hostile, insulting and offensive to all who care for the sanctity of human life.
While the board is presented as overseeing governance, reconstruction, stabilisation and investment in Gaza, not a single Palestinian sits on it. And none of these measures exist in practice. There is no stabilisation force, no withdrawal, no civilian protection, no safe flow of goods, and no political horizon.
Instead, Gaza is bombarded, terrain is re-engineered, borders are weaponised, and displacement deepens. No end to siege, and no withdrawal. Gaza continues to be bombarded from the air, sea, and ground, while its borders remain weaponised and its population displaced.
A technocratic committee presented as a governance solution has been prevented from even entering Gaza, exposing the emptiness of political guarantees. In the West Bank, raids intensify, israeli settlements expand, israeli settlers act with military protection, and legislative exclusion advances through the knesset. In prisons, Palestinians face systematic torture and abuse. Regionally, israeli attacks extend into Lebanon, targeting civilian areas.
The “Board of peace” exists only as language. None of its promises are implemented day-to-day. ▪️ None of its guarantees apply to Palestinians living under occupation. What is presented as stabilisation is enforced control.
What is presented as peace is the management of violence under diplomatic cover. Any nation with a crumb of self-respect will reject an invitation without a second thought, you cannot have a "'Board of Peace '" when it's orchestrated and filled with war criminals ,and it is billionaires and political cronies that are calling the shots.
The 'Board of Peace' has no legitimacy under International Law. The ICJ ruled in 2024 that Israel's illegal occupation must end. Joining the Board puts anyone on the wrong side of the law. This is not the road to peace, it’s occupation with a polished face. Only Palestinians should decide the future of Gaza. The "Board of Peace" is a complete and utter disaster. End the occupation. Now.
