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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22189/gaza-board-of-peace
How to Ensure the Success of Gaza's "Board of Peace"
(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - Next week, President Trump is expected to announce the Board of Peace, an international transitional body to support the administration, reconstruction and economic recovery of Gaza in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 war. The Board of Peace will reportedly include countries such as Turkey and Qatar, both followers of the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood who have long been providing financial and diplomatic aid to Hamas. They are hardly likely to participate in any attempt to disarm Hamas or destroy its military and terror infrastructure in Gaza. Egypt, apparently another member of the Board, opposes the use of force to disarm Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups operating in Gaza. We seem headed toward a situation where the Board of Peace and the proposed Palestinian technocratic government will operate in parallel with Hamas, not instead of it. Hamas has no plans to go away and views itself as an integral part of any post-war arrangement. For the Board of Peace to succeed, it must first issue a clear ultimatum to Hamas and all the terror groups in Gaza to lay down their weapons by a certain date and then disappear from the scene. These groups have nothing constructive to offer. Their stated goal is to destroy Israel and their attempts to do so will bring more death and destruction on the Palestinians. No Board of Peace or International Stabilization Force will succeed so long as the Palestinian terrorists are still roaming the streets. These terrorists must be defeated, destroyed, and forced to surrender. Unfortunately, that is the only way to transform Gaza into a terror-free territory and prevent more violence and bloodshed.