"with the EU's head of foreign policy, Kaja Kallas, warning that Donald Trump's Board of Peace was a personal vehicle for the US president that removed any accountability to Palestinians or the United Nations. Spain's foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares, also accused Trump of trying to bypass the original UN mandate for the board, and said Europe, one of the chief funders of the Palestinian Authority, had been excluded from the process."
"She said it was true that the UN security council resolution provided for a Board of Peace for Gaza, but it also provided for it to be limited in time until 2027, it provided for the Palestinians to have a say, and it referred to Gaza, whereas the statute of the Board of Peace makes no reference to any of these things."
Europe and the US are publicly divided over control and oversight of Gaza's reconstruction. The Board of Peace charter omits references to Gaza, the UN, a 2027 time limit, and Palestinian participation specified in the UN security council resolution. European officials contend that the board functions as a personal vehicle for the US president and that European funders and Palestinian voices have been excluded from the process. Concerns exist that the board's governance lacks safeguards to prevent reconstruction funds from benefiting political allies. A meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington next week has intensified these tensions.
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