Draft shows Trump’s 'Board of Peace' seeks sweeping legal immunity for Gaza operations

newsJun 27, 202615229

A draft resolution obtained by the Guardian says the UN‑backed Board of Peace, created under Donald Trump to administer Gaza, would grant its officials, contractors and security forces broad legal immunity for actions taken in Gaza. The draft's final section, titled "Premises of the Board of Peace, OHR, and ISF," also says the board "shall be provided, free of charge, public premises and facilities needed for the accomplishment of the missions in Gaza," and would allow organizations to obtain public property in Gaza without charge. The draft leaves unclear how Board officials, soldiers and contractors would be held accountable if the resolution enters into force, according to reporting. The Guardian's coverage was filed by Cate Brown and Aram Roston; other reporting and posts name figures said to serve on the board, including Jared Kushner and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. One post says the UN Security Council authorized the Board to oversee Gaza until December 31, 2027. If adopted as written, the resolution would create a UN‑sanctioned administration with sweeping immunity and control over public property in Gaza, raising immediate questions about legal accountability and property rights.

Eliot Higgins

@eliothiggins.bsky.social

Trump’s Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun...

82Just now

Lee Ping3

Bored of Peace. Full immunity.

Xmas ghosts are stirring2

Corrupt pardons - self-dealing, one's own administration or predecessor, etc. really need to be held as prima facie unconstitutional, being inconsistent with one's oath of office.

putawomanincharge.bsky.social2

We shall see what a JUDGE says about this

parseword1

“The UN-sanctioned Board of Peace” is a confusing way to open the article, given the ambiguity of “sanction.” I’m going to assume the UN has not imposed any kind of consequences on the fake and illegal “Board” but instead has endorsed it…

Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret)

@portlandken.bsky.social

Having declared himself KING OF AMERICA whose power exceeds all laws and the Constitution, Trump is now declaring himself KING OF THE WORLD with the power to grant absolute immunity for all crimes, including war crimes, to his cronies.

402h ago

mbick.bsky.social16

Trump claimed that he was now ruling Venezuela. Where is he in this disaster?

Emily1

sheesh, The Legion of Doom boasted fewer villains than this lot. I'd trust Lex Luthor and Brainiac more than any of these scumbags.

Blue 🔵 Warrior1

Such a big winner! 🤣

@GottaLaff

@gottalaff.bsky.social

“Board of Peace announced by Trump to rule Gaza is planning a sweeping grant of legal immunity for itself... The draft language would also let the organization obtain public property in Gaza “free of charge” www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun...

218h ago

@GottaLaff5

2/ “It defines legal processes from which they would have immunity as “any arrest, detention or legal proceedings in the courts or other entities in Gaza”. …unclear if doc is attempting to relieve Board & affiliates from prosecution in international courts, in addition to potential claims in Gaza”

jack1

so more ethnic cleansing, but now just openly and proudly… what in the actual fuk is going on anymore

Quoting this

Paul Rosenberg12

Trump's plan to transition from President to Emperor:

RawrTigerlily7

Meanwhile, some of you think the best use of your energy is attacking the DSA candidates…

Pam Spaulding

@pamspaulding.bsky.social

This is typical Trump, seeking to give he & his cronies immunity from *planned pirate maneuvers*. This Board of "Peace" needs to be dissolved. 🧾 www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun...

The four-page resolution, labeled “sensitive but unclassified”, extends broad protections to every member of the Board of Peace and its administrative affiliate, the office of the high representative (OHR), as well as to the Palestinian technocrats, international military forces and nonresident contractors lined up to perform work in Gaza. It defines legal processes from which they would have immunity as “any arrest, detention or legal proceedings in the courts or other entities in Gaza”.

It is unclear if the document is attempting to relieve the Board of Peace and its affiliates from prosecution in international courts, in addition to potential claims in Gaza.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun/27/board-of-peace-legal-immunity-un

127h ago

CYNC Verity Media

@cvmedia.bsky.social

Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace” is reportedly seeking sweeping legal immunity for itself and security forces, while claiming authority over public property. That is not peacebuilding—it is power without accountability. #Gaza #Accountability www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun...

82h ago

TheCatMan

@bigbrohem.bsky.social

"The UN-sanctioned Board of Peace announced by Donald Trump earlier this year to rule Gaza is planning a sweeping grant of legal immunity for itself, according to a draft of the resolution obtained by the Guardian." WTAF? It's given itself "immunity?" WTAF?

105h ago

marythetrainer🦋🐢🤷🏻‍♀️😏🌎1

But does anyone outside themselves recognize them as having any authority to do so? I imagine their “immunity” isn’t worth the bits it’s written on.

Cambridge for Europe

@cambsforeurope.bsky.social

Keep a close watch on the "Board of Peace", it's a warning. Atemplate for the corrupt & unaccountable world, run by autocrats and oligarchs for autocrats and oligarchs, that the Trump regime and its allies - including Farage's Reform in the UK - seek to create. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun...

93h ago

jce990.bsky.social

@jce990.bsky.social

Infantino is on trumps board of peace.. enough said if you think he’s going to do anything that might upset the orange paedofile.

155h ago

Gus Moyer (梅子超)

@gusmoyer.bsky.social

1/3 “By unilaterally declaring the power to seize Palestinian land, property and buildings for their own use without consent, compensation or readdress, the Board of Peace is taking a page out of Israel’s repressive playbook,” ... #BoardOfPeace #tRump

46h ago

Mary2

Oh look who is front and center - the PM of Albania. It’s a criminal enterprise.

Corwin 🇨🇦1

Sweeping immunity is my favourite kind. So much better than vacuuming immunity or using a Shop-Vac for immunity.

Gus Moyer (梅子超)1

2/3 ... said Omar Shakir, executive director at Dawn, a non-profit dedicated to investigating the impacts of US foreign policy in the Middle East. “Far from signaling an end to genocide, apartheid and occupation, this document suggests entrenching some of its ugliest signature characteristics.

Yastreblyansky

@yastreblyansky.bsky.social

What the hell is this? What has the "Board of Peace" been up to? What crimes is it plotting to commit? www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun...

91h ago

Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare #MakeLabourHistory

@bebsdotteragain.bsky.social

The Bored of Peace will only ever be immune if the people do not rise up first and swipe every single greedy, hateful, smug grin off their bloody faces!! Oh, there WILL be consequences!! www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun...

62h ago

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Humanity Must Win10

Americans should have risen up already after all the evil the government is doing. Sadly most cant even boycott Starbucks. Things will just keep getting worse until they do. Have to disrupt the system.

countmewoke.bsky.social

@countmewoke.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun... They KNOW they deserve to go straight to hell for #treason

35h ago

joecel.bsky.social

@joecel.bsky.social

The Board of Thieves, aka, the Trump international mob, wants immunity for itself, its contractors, and its forces — plus free access to public property in Gaza. That’s not peace. That’s a liability shield for looting, occupation, and abuse — with Trump holding the waiver pen. This must be stopped

46h ago

Mar-a-Hell-No!

@mara-hell-no.bsky.social

Trump’s Board of Peace created a draft resolution designed to grant its members broad legal immunity in the case of Palestinian deaths. He knows what he's guilty of. And now he's covering his tracks. www.rawstory.com/trump-267711...

36h ago

47has34Felonies

@xnavychief.bsky.social

The goal of Trump's board of peace is to crush Palestinian statehood for Zionist genocidal asshole BiBi, and when he's not serving BiBi he's serving Putin

31h ago

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