Current sectionGaza NewsAt the board's inaugural session on Thursday, Trump announced that $7 billion had already been raised for Gaza's reconstruction. What followed were futuristic proposals that ranged from ambitious to fanciful, with no mention of Palestinian statehoodShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeFebruary 20, 2026The first meeting of the Board of Peace began with what looked like a 50-minute standup performance by U.S. President Donald Trump, which included, as usual, teasing his political rivals and lavishly praising his allies. This time, Paraguayan President Santiago Pena won kudos for his looks and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was called a "tough cookie." Trump also admitted that he struggled to pronounce the name of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.In the NewsBennett Sues Channel 14 and Israeli Minister for 2 Million Shekels for SlanderFurious Protests at Venice Biennale Against Israel and Its 'Pariah Pavilion'Ben-Gvir's Birthday Bash Marked Another Dark Day for Israeli DemocracyEU's Equality Commissioner: Half of Lebanon's Population Needs Humanitarian AidIran's Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei Reportedly Plays Central Role in War StrategyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Strange Truth About Sea-level RiseTucker Carlson Exposes Himself on Israel, neo-Nazis and the AntichristGhost Operators: How Israeli Telecoms Were Exploited to Track Citizens WorldwideNetanyahu's Exploitation of the U.S. Christian Right Is Blowing Up in His FaceWest Bank IDF Chief Admits Unequal Rules for Shooting Palestinians and JewsHack, Leak and Attack: How Iran Penetrated Israel's Top Security Think Tank