Peloni: The mistake of having placed the oversight of Gaza into the hands of an international hive mind has just been made worse by the inclusion of the notoriously antisemitic Mark Carney whose support of a non-existent Palestinian state and false claims of Gazan genocide are only balanced by his support for ICC arrest warrants of Israel’s PM and its former Defense Minister. His failure to address Islamic extremism has led to an unprecedented rise in antisemitism at home which have only been bolstered by his own efforts to undermine and deligitimize Israel from abroad. Yet, this is the character of a man that Trump has chosen to join those who will be overseeing the governance in Gaza???
Mark Carney’s acceptance of a role on a proposed Gaza body underscores the risks of moral equivalence and premature diplomacy.
Ron East | The J.ca | Jan 17, 2025
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WINNIPEG — U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported invitation to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to join a proposed Gaza “Board of Peace,” and Carney’s acceptance of that role, has triggered deep concern among pro-Israel observers and security experts. At a time when Israel remains engaged in an existential struggle following the October 7 Hamas massacre, the move risks projecting an image of moral equivalence and diplomatic impatience that history has shown to be both naïve and dangerous.
According to statements from U.S. and Canadian officials, the proposed body is intended to provide international oversight and guidance for Gaza’s post-war governance. While the concept is being framed as a peace-oriented initiative, the lack of clarity regarding its mandate, authority, and composition has alarmed Israeli analysts who view Gaza not as a blank slate for experimentation but as a territory shaped by years of terror infrastructure, radicalization, and international failure.
For Israel, Gaza is not an abstract policy challenge. It is the site from which Hamas launched the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. Any discussion of Gaza’s future that sidelines Israel’s security imperatives or treats governance as a technocratic exercise divorced from deradicalization is fundamentally flawed.
Trump has long presented himself as a president uniquely attuned to Israel’s security concerns. His administration recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, moved the U.S. embassy, and brokered the Abraham Accords. Those actions earned him considerable goodwill in Israel. It is precisely for that reason that the Gaza “Board of Peace” proposal is so perplexing.
Israeli security officials have repeatedly stressed that Gaza’s central problem is not the absence of international boards, but the presence of entrenched terrorist ideology and infrastructure. As former Israeli National Security Council officials have told major media outlets, any post-war framework must begin with complete demilitarization, sustained Israeli security control, and comprehensive de-Hamasification.
Mark Carney’s acceptance of a role on such a body is equally troubling. As Canada’s prime minister, Carney represents a country whose recent posture toward Israel has drawn criticism from Jewish organizations. Canada has supported repeated United Nations resolutions condemning Israel while often remaining muted on Palestinian incitement and terrorism. That record raises legitimate questions about whether Ottawa can act as a neutral or constructive voice in Gaza’s future.
Canadian Jewish organizations have consistently warned that international mechanisms dealing with Israel often drift toward false balance. As the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs has noted in past statements, “Peace cannot be built by equating a democratic state defending its citizens with terrorist organizations that target civilians.”
There is also the issue of timing. Gaza is still an active war zone. A hostage remains in captivity. Hamas leadership has not been dismantled. Introducing a “Board of Peace” before these realities are resolved risks sending a message that international impatience matters more than Israeli lives.
Trump’s defenders argue that early planning is necessary to avoid a power vacuum. That concern is legitimate. But history suggests that premature internationalization has repeatedly backfired. Gaza, after Israel’s 2005 withdrawal, became a cautionary tale. International observers were present. Aid flowed. Hamas still seized control, weaponized civilian infrastructure, and entrenched its rule.
Experts at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies have emphasized that any external role in Gaza must be strictly subordinate to Israeli security needs. As one senior analyst told Israeli media, “There is no shortcut around the hard work of dismantling terror networks. Governance models that ignore this reality are doomed.”
For pro-Israel audiences, the core issue is not opposition to peace. It is an insistence on reality-based peace. A board that includes international figures but excludes Israel from decisive authority is not a path to stability. It is a recipe for repeating past mistakes under a new label.
Trump’s invitation to Carney, and Carney’s acceptance, may have been intended to signal goodwill and international cooperation. Instead, it risks undermining Israel’s strategic clarity at a moment when clarity is essential. Peace in Gaza will not emerge from boards and slogans. It will come only after terror is defeated, incitement is dismantled, and Israel’s right to defend itself is fully respected.
Until those conditions are met, initiatives like a Gaza “Board of Peace” deserve not applause, but rigorous scrutiny.
I STILL Trust Trump.
He has a uniquely successful way of coopting former opponents and dragging them ONTO HIS side. Until and unless something actually happens that is bad for either Israel or for America, I believe Trump has EARNED HUGE benefit of the doubt and our support.
I’m not thrilled with his ties to Tucker or Qatar either, but, see above.
Why would anyone want such a person on any non-NWO cabal!