Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted an invitation to join the Peace Board of U.S. President Donald Trump, BBC reported, as conveyed by Rks News.
A statement from his office said that Netanyahu would become a member of the board, “which will consist of world leaders.”
The board was initially thought to aim at helping end the two-year war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and to oversee reconstruction. However, its proposed statute does not mention Palestinian territories and appears to be designed to replace some UN functions.
Pope Leo has also been invited to join the board, the Vatican’s top diplomat said Wednesday afternoon.
“I believe this will take some time for review before giving a response,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin told reporters.
So far, Bahrain, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates have also agreed to join, as well as Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Turkey, and Vietnam.
