Gaza does not lack plans. It is drowning in them—and the most consequential comes with an expiration date.
The planning underway by the Board of Peace is a commendable effort to put a framework of political transition and reconstruction around the ceasefire. The initiative is sanctioned by UN Security Council resolution 2803; the major Arab states are among the founding countries, and its director-general, Nickolay Mladenov, is a dynamic diplomat who has spent months developing the Board’s blueprint.
US Army Major General Jasper Jeffers has developed a credible plan for an International Stabilization Force of 20,000 troops and a new 12,000-strong Gazan police force. The European Commission has taken steps to engage with the Board’s near-term humanitarian projects, and senior UN officials have highlighted the Board’s indispensable current role.