Tony Blair

Trump: Gaza 'Board of Peace' membership will be announced early 2026

It will be made up of "heads of the most important countries in the world - Kings, heads of state, and presidents - they all want to be on the 'Board of Peace,'" Trump said.

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US President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with business leaders at the White House in Washington, December 10, 2025.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair attends the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's annual Future of Britain Conference, in London, Britain, July 9, 2024.

Tony Blair dropped from Trump's Gaza 'board of peace' after Arab objections - Financial Times

Blair, the former UK prime minister, was the only individual initially named by Trump when the US president unveiled his 20-point plan to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas in late September.

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Former British prime minister Tony Blair visits Jerusalem in July 2014; illustrative.

Netanyahu, Tony Blair discuss future of Gaza admin., possible PA governance in secret meeting - KAN

Blair's initiative to allow the Palestinian Authority to govern certain areas of Gaza was not dismissed outright by Israel, KAN reported.

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US President Donald Trump poses with the signed agreement at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

Trump to announce transition to Phase II of Gaza deal, 'Board of Peace' by Christmas - Axios

The report cited two US officials and a Western source familiar with the details.

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PA Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh, Tony Blair discuss postwar Gaza plans in Ramallah meeting

The meeting follows the UN Security Council vote to back US President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hussein al-Sheikh, attends the 32nd Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Central Council session in Ramallah on April 23, 2025.

‘Only a Palestinian can govern’: Palestinian officials reject Trump's plan for Blair to run Gaza

The Palestinian officials said that a Western board administering the Gaza Strip would be a return to the days of the British Mandate.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former British prime minister Tony Blair attends the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's annual Future of Britain Conference, in London, Britain, July 9, 2024.

Next PM of Gaza? Tony Blair can be part of Gaza peace process, ex-spokesman says - interview

Alastair Campbell, who worked with Blair as spokesman, press secretary, and director of communications and strategy, says that Blair "can’t accept that some places are destined to be at war forever."

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Sir Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister, Ed Miliband, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and Alastair Campbell, December 19, 2023.

Trump unsure whether Tony Blair would be accepted on Gaza peace board

The Board of Peace will get up and running quickly, Trump said, but he sounded uncertain about whether Blair would be well received by everyone involved.

OCTOBER 13, 2025ByREUTERS
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, September 18, 2024.

Hamas has 'given up control,' will not govern Gaza after war, senior Hamas official says – report

Trump’s current goal is to demilitarize Hamas, establish a new civilian administration in Gaza, and maintain the ceasefire under international supervision.

OCTOBER 12, 2025ByELI LEON
A Hamas terrorist shakes hands with a child as they stand guard as people gather on the day of the handover of hostages; illustrative.

Voices from the Arab Press: Tony Blair and Gaza’s ‘day-after’

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world

OCTOBER 12, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
TONY BLAIR, then-Quartet representative to the Middle East, visits a UN-run school for Palestinians, 2015.

Western anti-Israel activists reject Trump Gaza peace plan as 'surrender'

"Trump and [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu call this a peace plan, but it’s nothing more than a blueprint for permanent occupation," Benjamin said in a video.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest takes place in Chicago on October 8, 2023.

Tony Blair's slated role in Gaza comes after decades of Middle East experience - analysis

With decades of Middle East diplomacy and global conflict mediation, Blair emerges as a leading candidate to guide Gaza’s postwar reconstruction.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Then-British prime minister Tony Blair (L) with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, July 25, 2007.

Trump’s Gaza plan: What it means and what could change - explainer

What is on the table?

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli and US delegations discuss Trump's 20-point plan in the White House, September 29, 2025.

Former UK PM Tony Blair proposes he lead interim Gaza government - report

Tony Blair suggested a transitional Gaza government, with support from Trump allies, would bring post-war stability.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends an event at Thomson Reuters in London, Britain, October 11, 2018.

Tony Blair: A fresh and positive presence on the Palestinian issue - opinion

Blair has been closely involved with the Israel-Palestinian issue for a quarter of a century. His experience of the Middle East is unrivaled.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
THEN-QUARTET representative to the Middle East Tony Blair speaks during a meeting with Palestinian businessmen in Gaza City in 2015. He is a fresh and positive presence on the scene, the writer maintains.