Israel Policy Pod
Trump's Board of Peace: The Good, the Bad, and the Unlikely
Feb 25, 2026
Israel Policy Forum
On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Washington Managing Director and Senior Policy Analyst Rachel Brandenburg and Senior Policy Analyst Dan Rothem. They discuss the inaugural meeting last week in Washington of Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza, the highs and lows of the event and the key themes that were raised, the chances of the board's ambitious financial and economic plans being enacted in Gaza, the major challenge of security and how to disarm Hamas, what post-war Gaza actually needs now and Israel's role in all of it, the state of play in the U.S.-Iran standoff, and more.
Read our report by Dan Rothem and Celine Touboul on disarming Hamas here.
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