IIn a rare rebuke of his most important ally, President Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the so-called Board of Peace ‘was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy’.
The statement adds that Netanyahu has instructed his foreign ministry to contact US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
No Israeli officials have been named to the committee, although an Israeli businessman has been.
Former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair and high-profile Trump administration officials were named as part of the ‘founding executive board’ to lead long-term peace efforts in the Middle East.
This will be the operational arm of the Board of Peace, which will be chaired by Mr Trump and other serving world leaders who have not yet been named.
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