Board of Peace for Gaza is forming with ambitions for a wider mandate of other conflicts

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 17, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 17, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/17/board-of-peace-gaza-wider-mandate/

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” which was initially seen as a mechanism focused on ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, is taking shape with ambitions to have a far broader mandate of other global crises, potentially rivaling the United Nations in what would be a major upheav...