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Trump appoints Tony Blair to Gaza 'Board of Peace' (www.middleeasteye.net)

submitted 2 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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US president Donald Trump has named former UK prime minister Tony Blair and US secretary of state, Marco Rubio as members of his so-called "board of peace," a body which he says will oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza.

With Trump serving as chair, the seven-strong board will also include US special envoy Steve Witkoff, World Bank president Ajay Banga, and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 days ago

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Blair also serves as an honorary patron of the UK branch of Israel's Jewish National Fund (JNF), which has faced heavy criticism for its activities – including donating £1m ($1.3m) to what it described as "Israel's largest militia" and erasing Palestine from its official maps.

Great choice

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The JNF is notorious for funding settlers in the West Bank. And Tony Blair is notorious for messianic imperialism and ruthless self-enrichment.

[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

That guy looks like a ghoul

[–] 0xtero@beehaw.org 5 points 2 days ago

Just two short of full Nazgûl party.

[–] narr1@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

That fuckface should get killed.