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In today’s newsletter: What began as a temporary mechanism to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction is quietly mutating into a permanent system of external control, raising urgent questions about who​ will govern in Palestine

On Wednesday, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted Donald Trump’s invitation to join the so-called “Board of Peace” for rebuilding Gaza. The announcement was delivered with straight-faced seriousness by Netanyahu’s office on X. At this point, we can’t help but ask, are these people even hearing themselves?

Israel has previously objected to the membership of the board

Israeli prime minister accepts position on US-proposed body with initial remit to oversee Gaza ceasefire

The board was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan but appears to have changed into a body tasked with solving conflicts more broadly.

Anthony Albanese and Tony Burke say the laws are needed to protect Australians – particularly the Jewish community

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel says he's agreed to join Trump’s Board of Peace

What impact will the criminal hate provisions in the Albanese government’s Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Act 2026 have on the ability of ordinary Australians to protest?

Sami al-Saei has defied social stigma to speak out about what a report calls a ‘grave pattern’ of sexual violence