{"id":2568814,"date":"2026-02-11T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-signs-israel-onto-board-of-peace-in-meeting-with-marco-rubio\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:38:10","slug":"netanyahu-signs-israel-onto-board-of-peace-in-meeting-with-marco-rubio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-signs-israel-onto-board-of-peace-in-meeting-with-marco-rubio\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu signs Israel onto Board of Peace in meeting with Marco Rubio"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-signs-israel-onto-board-of-peace-in-meeting-with-marco-rubio%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2568814&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formalized Israel\u2019s participation in an international Board of Peace during a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Blair House, ahead of a later meeting with President Trump. The move came after months of opposition in the Knesset, with some right\u2011wing lawmakers arguing that Turkish and Qatari involvement coudl undermine Gaza reconstruction efforts; Netanyahu had previously been skeptical about the board\u2019s structure. A draft resolution outlining the board\u2019s powers appeared to reduce concerns, and on the same day Poland declined to join. Netanyahu and Trump were expected to discuss continued U.S.\u2013Israel security cooperation, including plans to taper Israel\u2019s reliance on U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-stefanik-garlands-comment-on-cuomo-corruption-not-good-enough\/\" title=\"Rep. Stefanik: Garland\u2019s comment on Cuomo corruption \u2018not good enough\u2019\">military aid<\/a> over the coming decade and a tougher stance toward Iran. Iran\u2019s leadership rejected Western demands for capitulation while signaling willingness to continue dialog, insisting it is not seeking nuclear weapons and calling for verification, as Israel seeks further restrictions on Iran\u2019s ballistic missiles and its regional proxies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Netanyahu signs Israel onto Board of Peace in meeting with Marco Rubio<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2502361\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Despite months of opposition to key points of President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\"> Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s international Board of Peace, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a> has officially joined the club.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> signed Israel&rsquo;s agreement with the international body on Wednesday during a meeting with Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\">Marco Rubio<\/a>. The pair posed for a photo with the documents formalizing Israel&rsquo;s place in the international body.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4454526\/vance-advises-us-olympians-not-pop-off-political-takes\/\">Vance amplifies US Olympians are not at games to &#8216;pop off&#8217; on political takes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4453955\/nato-enhances-military-defense-arctic-after-trump-meeting\/\">NATO enhances military defense of Arctic region after amicable meeting with Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4453694\/nine-people-killed-and-25-injured-in-school-shooting-in-british-columbia\/\">Nine people killed and 25 injured in school shooting in British Columbia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The signing took place at Blair House, the White House&rsquo;s official guest residence, ahead of Netanyahu&rsquo;s meeting with Trump later in the day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Ronen Zvulun\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Israeli participation on the board was not a given due to fierce opposition to the proposed body in the Knesset, with right-wing members saying Turkey and Qatar&rsquo;s participation would undermine Israeli interests in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\">reconstruction of Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump has figured out your operating mechanism,&rdquo; Opposition leader Yair Lapid <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4426379\/qatar-turkey-join-board-of-peace-israeli-protest-highlights-trump-autocratic-tactic\/\">told Netanyahu last month<\/a>. &ldquo;If he invites you to a party, with a few nice words and a big hug in front of the cameras, he can fold you on the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-most-humane-goal-for-ukraine-is-the-quickest-negotiated-settlement-possible\/\" title=\"The Most Humane Goal For Ukraine Is The Quickest Negotiated Settlement Possible\">vital security interests<\/a> of the State of Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu voiced skepticism toward Trump&rsquo;s board just last month, when he said the structure of the body&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-invited-putin-to-join-gaza-board-of-peace-kremlin\/\" title=\"... invited Putin to join Gaza ...Board of ......: Kremlin\">executive board&#038;rdquo<\/a>; was &ldquo;not coordinated with Israel and runs contrary to its policy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prime minister&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s position could have softened after seeing a draft resolution outlining the powers of the board&rsquo;s various bodies, which <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/board-of-peace-proposal-appears-to-relegate-gaza-panel-with-turkey-qatar-to-advisory-role\/\">Israeli media said<\/a> offered Turkey and Qatar far less power than previously believed.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu announced his intention to join the board on Jan. 21.<\/p>\n<p>However, not everyone is excited for the Board of Peace. On the same day that Netanyahu formalized Israeli participation at Blair House, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/poland\/\">Poland<\/a> declined to join.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Taking into account certain national doubts regarding the shape of the board, under these circumstances, Poland will not join the work of the Board of Peace, but we will analyze it,&rdquo;&nbsp;Polish President Donald Tusk announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump, center, holds up a signed Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Netanyahu and Trump are expected to discuss the future of U.S.-Israeli cooperation on military support and security during their meeting on Wednesday, as well as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">future of Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli leader is seeking to &ldquo;taper&rdquo; off his nation&rsquo;s reliance on U.S military aid over the coming decade, a proposal that seems to fit well within the White House&rsquo;s &ldquo;America First&rdquo; agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu is also expected to press Trump toward a more aggressive posture concerning Iran, which is still attempting to stabilize after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4437071\/irans-protest-crackdown-american-national-security-problem\/\">weeks of protests<\/a> threatened the sovereignty of the Islamic regime.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has demanded that Iran cease all nuclear enrichment, not buying the regime&rsquo;s claims that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4442947\/iran-nuclear-program-is-buried-not-dead\/\">its enrichment program<\/a> is strictly concerned with civil energy development.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our country, Iran, will not yield to their excessive demands,&rdquo; Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/asia-pacific\/20260211-iran-will-not-give-excessive-us-demands-resumed-nuclear-programme-talks-ballistic-missile-president\">during a speech<\/a> at Azadi Square on Wednesday. &ldquo;Our Iran will not yield in the face of aggression, but we are continuing dialogue with all our strength with neighboring countries in order to establish peace and tranquility in the region.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4453368\/iran-gaza-and-ending-military-aid-to-israel-hang-over-trump-and-netanyahu-meeting\/\">IRAN, GAZA, AND ENDING MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL HANG OVER TRUMP AND NETANYAHU MEETING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pezeshkian reaffirmed the regime&rsquo;s position that it is &ldquo;not seeking to acquire nuclear weapons&rdquo; and said Iran is &ldquo;ready for any verification&rdquo; demanded of it.<\/p>\n<p>Israel is seeking further restrictions on Iran&rsquo;s ballistic missile infrastructure and its cooperation with ideologically aligned proxy groups across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netanyahu joins Peace Board in Rubio meeting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2568815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25296648530757.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3817,4671,34360,6524,4228],"class_list":["post-2568814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomacy","tag-israel","tag-marco-rubio","tag-netanyahu","tag-peace"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25296648530757.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2568814"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2568818,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568814\/revisions\/2568818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2568814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2568814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2568814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}