Inside Trump’s plan to rebuild Gaza without Palestinians
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 747 Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
A billion dollars buys a seat at the table shaping Gaza’s future, and Palestinians aren’t invited. As the US moves into phase two of a ceasefire, a so-called “Board of Peace” promises reconstruction while conditions in Gaza remain unchanged and control stays firmly in outsiders' hands.
In this episode:
- Nour Odeh (@nour_odeh), Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Noor Wazwaz and Melanie Marich with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Tamara Khandaker, Sari el-Khalii, Tuleen Barakat and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, the outsiders shaping Gaza's future. |
| 0:15.8 | Outsiders are trying to decide what happens in Gaza and to Gaza at this point. |
| 0:23.7 | Palestinians, they're not being consulted. |
| 0:27.7 | What it means to launch a board of peace in a genocide. |
| 0:34.7 | I'm Malikabilal, and this is The Take. |
| 0:47.2 | Hey everyone, before we go on with today's show, |
| 0:50.6 | remember to leave us a comment telling us what you think about this episode, |
| 0:54.9 | with all of its twists and turns, and what stories you want us to do next. |
| 1:00.2 | On your podcast app, leave us a review telling us where you're listening from and a five-star rating while you're there. It really helps the show. |
| 1:05.5 | My name is Noor Aode. I am a correspondent for Al Jazeera. |
| 1:17.4 | I've been there since the first bulletin first aired in 2006. |
| 1:18.1 | Incredible. |
| 1:23.7 | Took some time off, but I was never too far away from Al Jazeera. |
| 1:31.4 | And I've been reporting for a big chunk of the genocidal war from all the angles on the field and then away from the occupied West Bank when we were not allowed to work. |
| 1:39.6 | So it's been, it's been a journey. |
| 1:42.5 | Well, Noor, it is really good to have you on the take. Thanks for being here. So we called |
| 1:48.4 | you up to talk about Gaza, but to really understand the many twists and turns of this story |
| 1:53.8 | we're going to talk about today, we should start at the White House. U.S. President, Donald |
| 1:59.5 | Trump, appears to have issued a series of invitations |
| 2:02.4 | to world leaders to join a so-called Board of Peace. This is a committee that would at least |
| 2:09.2 | initially oversee the reconstruction of Gaza. It's all part of his 20-point plan for Gaza, which the U.S. says is officially in phase two. |
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