Netanyahu signs Israel onto Board of Peace in meeting with Marco Rubio
This feels like a quiet policy shift.
Despite months of opposition to key points of President Donald Trump‘s international Board of Peace, Israel has officially joined the club.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed Israel’s agreement with the international body on Wednesday during a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The pair posed for a photo with the documents formalizing Israel’s place in the international body.
The signing took place at Blair House, the White House’s official guest residence, ahead of Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump later in the day.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)
Israeli participation on the board was not a given due to fierce opposition to the proposed body in the Knesset, with right-wing members saying Turkey and Qatar’s participation would undermine Israeli interests in the reconstruction of Gaza.
“Trump has figured out your operating mechanism,” Opposition leader Yair Lapid told Netanyahu last month. “If he invites you to a party, with a few nice words and a big hug in front of the cameras, he can fold you on the most vital security interests of the State of Israel.”
Netanyahu voiced skepticism toward Trump’s board just last month, when he said the structure of the body’s “executive board” was “not coordinated with Israel and runs contrary to its policy.”
The prime minister’s position could have softened after seeing a draft resolution outlining the powers of the board’s various bodies, which Israeli media said offered Turkey and Qatar far less power than previously believed.
Netanyahu announced his intention to join the board on Jan. 21.
However, not everyone is excited for the Board of Peace. On the same day that Netanyahu formalized Israeli participation at Blair House, Poland declined to join.
“Taking into account certain national doubts regarding the shape of the board, under these circumstances, Poland will not join the work of the Board of Peace, but we will analyze it,” Polish President Donald Tusk announced on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump, center, holds up a signed Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Netanyahu and Trump are expected to discuss the future of U.S.-Israeli cooperation on military support and security during their meeting on Wednesday, as …
This feels like a quiet policy shift.
Despite months of opposition to key points of President Donald Trump‘s international Board of Peace, Israel has officially joined the club.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed Israel’s agreement with the international body on Wednesday during a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The pair posed for a photo with the documents formalizing Israel’s place in the international body.
The signing took place at Blair House, the White House’s official guest residence, ahead of Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump later in the day.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)
Israeli participation on the board was not a given due to fierce opposition to the proposed body in the Knesset, with right-wing members saying Turkey and Qatar’s participation would undermine Israeli interests in the reconstruction of Gaza.
“Trump has figured out your operating mechanism,” Opposition leader Yair Lapid told Netanyahu last month. “If he invites you to a party, with a few nice words and a big hug in front of the cameras, he can fold you on the most vital security interests of the State of Israel.”
Netanyahu voiced skepticism toward Trump’s board just last month, when he said the structure of the body’s “executive board” was “not coordinated with Israel and runs contrary to its policy.”
The prime minister’s position could have softened after seeing a draft resolution outlining the powers of the board’s various bodies, which Israeli media said offered Turkey and Qatar far less power than previously believed.
Netanyahu announced his intention to join the board on Jan. 21.
However, not everyone is excited for the Board of Peace. On the same day that Netanyahu formalized Israeli participation at Blair House, Poland declined to join.
“Taking into account certain national doubts regarding the shape of the board, under these circumstances, Poland will not join the work of the Board of Peace, but we will analyze it,” Polish President Donald Tusk announced on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump, center, holds up a signed Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Netanyahu and Trump are expected to discuss the future of U.S.-Israeli cooperation on military support and security during their meeting on Wednesday, as …
Netanyahu signs Israel onto Board of Peace in meeting with Marco Rubio
This feels like a quiet policy shift.
Despite months of opposition to key points of President Donald Trump‘s international Board of Peace, Israel has officially joined the club.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed Israel’s agreement with the international body on Wednesday during a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The pair posed for a photo with the documents formalizing Israel’s place in the international body.
The signing took place at Blair House, the White House’s official guest residence, ahead of Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump later in the day.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)
Israeli participation on the board was not a given due to fierce opposition to the proposed body in the Knesset, with right-wing members saying Turkey and Qatar’s participation would undermine Israeli interests in the reconstruction of Gaza.
“Trump has figured out your operating mechanism,” Opposition leader Yair Lapid told Netanyahu last month. “If he invites you to a party, with a few nice words and a big hug in front of the cameras, he can fold you on the most vital security interests of the State of Israel.”
Netanyahu voiced skepticism toward Trump’s board just last month, when he said the structure of the body’s “executive board” was “not coordinated with Israel and runs contrary to its policy.”
The prime minister’s position could have softened after seeing a draft resolution outlining the powers of the board’s various bodies, which Israeli media said offered Turkey and Qatar far less power than previously believed.
Netanyahu announced his intention to join the board on Jan. 21.
However, not everyone is excited for the Board of Peace. On the same day that Netanyahu formalized Israeli participation at Blair House, Poland declined to join.
“Taking into account certain national doubts regarding the shape of the board, under these circumstances, Poland will not join the work of the Board of Peace, but we will analyze it,” Polish President Donald Tusk announced on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump, center, holds up a signed Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Netanyahu and Trump are expected to discuss the future of U.S.-Israeli cooperation on military support and security during their meeting on Wednesday, as …
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