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VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY 3 October 2025 • 11 Tishrei 5785 • Issue No.1439 •
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The Blair switch project Ex-PM back on the world stage as Trump’s man to rebuild Gaza Sir Tony Blair was thrust back onto the world stage this week after Donald Trump named him as part of a new interim authority to rebuild Gaza, writes Adam Decker. The US president’s 20-point plan was revealed on Monday evening as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw his support behind the plan, aimed at ending the two-year conflict. Trump claimed he is “beyond very close” to reaching a peace agreement that could “potentially be one of the great days ever in civilisation”.
The plan states that, if both sides agree, there will be an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces to “the agreed upon line” and the release of all the hostages, followed by the release of Palestinian prisoners and a surge of aid into Gaza. Gaza will then be temporarily governed by a transitional committee of qualified Palestinian and international experts, with oversight from a new international transitional body, referred to as the “Board of Peace”. The Board of Peace will be chaired
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by Trump, working alongside other international leaders, including Sir Tony. This body will set the framework and handle the funding for the redevelopment of Gaza until the Palestinian Authority has undergone sufficient reform that it can take over. However, Hamas has not yet agreed to the plan. Without the terror group’s participation, diplomats acknowledge the framework risks collapsing before it is implemented. It has been given until Friday to respond. Continued on page 4