total-- : --time0:00January 23, 2026Palestinians in Gaza view a future of rule by U.S. President Donald Trump's newly inaugurated Board of Peace as representing "another form of occupation" said Haaretz correspondent Nagham Zbeedat, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast.Zbeedat, who covers Palestinian affairs and the Arab world, said that Trump's vision of an American-led international stabilization force – intended to replace Hamas after it disarms – is likely to be problematic.American "complicity and cooperation with the Israeli army" during the war means that for Palestinians, "the U.S. is the same as Israel. So any government or group that comes from the U.S. will not be welcomed with open arms."In the short-term, Zbeedat said, the desperate humanitarian situation means that Gazans will "accept the circumstances that they are put in, as long as there are no more airstrikes, as long as food is on the shelves, and as long as there is water, shelter, clothes coming in, and medical care."But overall, Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere are "not excited" about the Trump plan because of the lack of "any Palestinian presence or voice" at the decision-making level.Also on the podcast: Haaretz diplomatic correspondent Liza Rozovsky discusses the challenges ahead for the new Board of Peace – most prominently, the disinterest of major Western European countries in signing on."When you are being squeezed and threatened by the U.S. over Greenland, it is pretty bad timing to be joining a Board of Peace chaired by Trump," Rozovsky noted. For these countries, "giving up your veto power in the United Nations Security Council and just bowing to Trump is not a very attractive offer."In the NewsThe Jewish Lawyer Who Took on Henry Ford, and the Antisemitic Machine Behind HimIDF Soldier Filmed Pointing Weapon at Chest of Palestinian Who Posed No ThreatIran-linked Militia Commander Arrested for Planning Attacks on U.S. Jewish SitesViolence at Jerusalem's Flag March Declined, but the Message Was Still SharpIDF Strikes in Gaza Target Hamas Military Head, PM Says; Red Crescent: 8 KilledRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump Statue'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran Standoff