Neither the Palestinian Authority nor Hamas have any representation on the Board of Peace (Getty image)
On Friday, US President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace convened for the first time with the stated aim of addressing the situation in Gaza, as well as the West Bank.
The session, attended by Israel and Ali Sha’ath the head of the new Palestinian National Committee for Gaza , drew immediate attention not for what was discussed, but for who was absent.
Key Palestinian actors, notably the Palestinian Authority and Hamas as well as other factions, were missing, leaving ordinary Palestinians and analysts doubting whether the Board could genuinely address the…