Who made the cut on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and what they want
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The Board of Peace is set to hold its first meeting, chaired by US President Donald Trump. On the table is the ceasefire in Gaza and fundraising for its reconstruction. Around two dozen countries have signed on to the Board of Peace – but many key US allies have not. Meanwhile, Trump has said the vision for Gaza extends “far beyond” it. Who’s in, who’s out, and what does it mean for Gaza and the world?
In this episode:
- Ali Harb (@harbpeace), Al Jazeera Journalist
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Tamara Khandaker, with Sonia Bhagat, Melanie Marich, Tuleen Barakat, and Maya Hamadeh. 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 Board of Peace takes Washington. |
| 0:15.3 | President Trump says board members have already pledged some $5 billion for rebuilding Gaza. |
| 0:23.3 | We look at who's in, who's out, and what it means for Gaza and the world. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm Tamara Kondokar, and this is the take. |
| 0:48.4 | Before we continue with today's show, remember to leave us a comment telling us what you think about this episode. |
| 0:53.4 | What do you make of Trump's Board of Peace and the countries that have decided to stay out of it? |
| 0:54.8 | If you're catching us on your podcast app, leave us a review, telling us where you're listening from and give us a five-star |
| 0:59.8 | rating while you're there. It really helps the show. I am Ali Harb. I am a journalist for |
| 1:08.2 | Al Jazeera English based here in Washington, D.C. |
| 1:11.8 | Ali, welcome back to the take. |
| 1:13.7 | You and I have talked so many times, but this is actually my first time filling in in the host chair, |
| 1:18.5 | so it's really nice to do this with a familiar face. |
| 1:20.8 | I appreciate it. So welcome. |
| 1:22.3 | Thank you. |
| 1:26.1 | So today is the first meeting of Trump's so-called Board of Peace. |
| 1:31.3 | It's happening in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. Institute of Peace, which I hear Trump has put his own stamp on. |
| 1:40.6 | Yeah. And officially, officially, it's now the Trump Institute of Peace. He's put his name everywhere in the city. I'm not, I wouldn't be surprised if I come into my building one day and it says Trump on the top. Yeah. So, so this is the follow up to last month's signing ceremony in Davos at the World Economic Forum. And why don't we start by just catching people up on what's happened since Davos and what we know about |
| 2:03.8 | the Board of Peace that we didn't know at the time, what details have come into focus? |
| 2:09.5 | So this Board of Peace idea started with that 20 point, so-called peace plan for Gaza that became |
| 2:16.0 | the basis of the current, again, so-called |
| 2:18.8 | ceasefire. We have to use a lot of quotation marks because of the difference between reality |
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