New Peace Council Membership for Gaza: What Are the US’s Strict Conditions?
Each member country will be required to contribute one billion dollars, while former President Donald Trump will have full authority over the council’s decisions.
Washington ( Web News )
The administration of former US President Donald Trump will also seek financial contributions of one billion dollars from each member country for the proposed new Peace Council to be established for the Gaza Strip.
According to The Times of Israel, the US president will hold key authority in the council’s decision-making process. Under the draft charter, each member country must provide at least one billion dollars in financial assistance to maintain its membership in the council.
The draft further states that the first presidency of the Peace Council will be held by Donald Trump himself, who will be granted extraordinary powers. These powers include the authority to invite countries to join the council and to ratify its decisions.
Although decisions will ostensibly be made by a majority vote of member states, with each country having one vote, the final implementation of those decisions will be subject to the approval of the US president.
The document also clarifies that the term of membership for countries will be three years, with the authority to extend this term resting with Trump. However, this limitation will not apply to countries that provide more than one billion dollars in cash assistance during the first year.
According to the draft, the Peace Council will become a formal institution as soon as three countries ratify its charter. The council is presented as an international organization aimed at promoting stability, restoring good governance, and ensuring sustainable peace in conflict-affected or at-risk regions.
The document also grants the US president authority over the official seal of the council and its financial resources. It states that formal meetings of the Peace Council will be held at least once a year, while additional meetings may be convened at a time and place determined by the president, with the agenda also requiring presidential approval.
In addition, the Peace Council will hold non-voting meetings with its executive board at least once every three months.
The draft further empowers the US president to remove any member country, unless two-thirds of the member states oppose the decision. Likewise, the president will have the right to appoint a successor to the council’s presidency at any time.