Diplomacy has a funny way of working. Just hours after accusing Donald Trump's circle of making decisions 'over Israel's head,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reversed course entirely on Wednesday, announcing his acceptance to join the US President's newly minted Board of Peace. What looked like a snub became a strategic embrace—a remarkable turnaround that underscores just how contentious Gaza's reconstruction will become.
The about-face came swiftly. Netanyahu's office confirmed the prime minister would become a member of the board 'which is to be comprised of world leaders', accepting a renewable three-year term that offers something far more tantalising: a permanent seat for any nation contributing $1 billion (£740 million) to Trump's coffers. It's a peculiar arrangement that transforms international peace-building into something resembling a luxury membership club.
