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Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace is concerning for Israeli security - opinion

Israel risks being sidelined as Trump forms a controversial “Board of Peace” with potentially biased members.

US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

US believes its personal power matters more than international law, UN chief Guterres says

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Ritan Park, in Beijing, China, January 16, 2026

Canada's PM agrees to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza 'in principle,' details being worked out

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the State of the European Union address to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, September 10, 2025

Restoring democracy in Venezuela must respect its people's will, EU countries say


State Dept: Netanyahu is wrong that Hamas pulled out of latest hostage deal because of UNSC vote

Hamas' response to the deal was prepared before the UNSC vote, not after it, a State Department spokesperson said.

 A general view shows a plate with United States, inside of the U.N. headquarters, on the day members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a Gaza resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire. March 25, 2024

Russia in UNSC: US has given Israel carte blanche to ignore ceasefire resolution

The US said that its abstention in the vote for Monday's resolution was due to the resolution's failure to condemn Hamas.

Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya attends a meeting of the Security Council on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, at UN headquarters in New York, US. October 25, 2023

Celebrating UNSC resolution: Hamas and Islamic Jihad chiefs in Tehran

Hamas leader Haniyeh welcomed the UNSC resolution demanding a ceasefire but failed to mention the obligation to release the hostages.

 Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh meets with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran. March 26, 2024

Colombian president threatens to break ties if Israel doesn't uphold ceasefire

The threat comes following the passing of a UN Security Council resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire.

 A supporter of Israel holds flags during a protest, following Hamas' biggest attack on Israel in years, in Bogota, Colombia October 9, 2023.

Bipartisan senators call for formal UNSC investigation into Oct. 7 sexual violence by Hamas

"While the UN did lead a ‘fact-finding mission’ that corroborated these atrocities, it fell short of a true investigation."

Lindsey Graham, United States Senator (R) from South Carolinaat the 7th Annual JPost Conference

UN report claims Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, call for arms embargo

The report presents the alleged genocide as "driven by a genocidal logic integral to [a] settler-colonial project in Palestine."

 People visit the United Nations Headquarters as delegates of the Security Council delayed for one extra day the vote on a proposal to demand that Israel and Hamas allow aid access to the Gaza Strip, December 20, 2023

American Jewish groups condemn US abstention of UNSC vote

"The Biden administration’s failure to veto the resolution enabled this anti-Israel/antisemitic resolution to pass. Calling for an 'immediate ceasefire' enables Hamas’ terror army to survive."

 US AMBASSADOR to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks at the Security Council on Friday. She said that she couldn't understand those refusing to condemn the atrocities committed by Hamas.

US Amb. Greenfield to UNSC: Stop political games, pressure Hamas to accept deal

Greenfield asked members of the Security Council and member states to speak out and demand that Hamas accept the deal on the table, but she didn't expect Russia and China to do so.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., March 11, 2024.

PM nixes DC delegation after US fails to veto UNSC resolution calling for immediate ceasefire

Backing down hurts efforts to release hostages, says PMO • NSC’s Kirby: Our policy has not changed

 A general view shows a plate with United States, inside of the U.N. headquarters, on the day members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a Gaza resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire. March 25, 2024

UNSC to vote on Gaza war resolution after Russia, China veto US text

Erdan called the Council's decision to not condemn Hamas "a stain" that will never be forgotten. 

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a UN Security Council meeting about his invoking Article 99 of the UN charter to address the humanitarian crisis in the midst of conflict between Israel and Hamas at the UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., December 8, 2023.