Donald Trump’s pronouncements about his so-called “Board of Peace” seem far removed from daily reality in the Gaza Strip, where residents are preoccupied with securing water, bread and warmth.
Yet Trump’s choice of members such as former UK prime minister Tony Blair has reopened old questions about the meaning and limits of peace, and whether it is possible to discuss it apart from justice.
‘NOT WELCOME’: PALESTINIANS CONDEMN BLAIR’S ROLE ON GAZA ‘PEACE BOARD’
Donald Trump’s plan to include Tony Blair in the running of Gaza is causing dismay among survivors of Israel’s genocide
BY SHAIMAA MARWAN
Inside his tent west of Gaza City, Palestinian journalist Abdullah al-Turkmani says the concerns are not just about Blair as a person, but about what this proposal represents politically.