Aryeh Lightstone

Aryeh Lightstone

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Aryeh Lightstone is a former senior adviser to David Friedman, the first U.S. ambassador to Israel under President Donald Trump, and is known for his involvement in the Abraham Accords, a series of normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab nations. Recently, he was mentioned in the context of a leaked proposal for a postwar governing authority in Gaza, which could potentially sideline key Palestinian political figures.

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Senior adviser Aryeh Lightstone is part of Mladenov's team pressuring Israel to stop striking Gaza.

Gambling Senate inquiry continues; H5N1 bird flu intensifies, mass casualty events expected; Trump’s Board of Peace urges Israel’s Gaza strikes to halt
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-08-03
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Aryeh Lightstone, the Trump administration’s lead negotiator in Israel, called for a relaxation of restrictions on humanitarian aid entering Gaza.

Trump’s Board of Peace drops full Gaza recovery plan in favour of tiny pilot scheme | Gaza
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-07-16
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Aryeh Lightstone is mentioned as an advisor to the Trump administration who met with Khalil al-Hayya.

מניצחון מוחלט למפלה מדינית
ידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·IsraelIsrael· 2026-07-03
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Aryeh Lightstone, who previously advised Trump’s first-term ambassador to Israel, is appointed to the board.

What is Trump’s Board of Peace and is it destined to fail?
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-01-23
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Aryeh Lightstone played a significant role in establishing the Gaza Humanitarian Fund.

Blair’ın Gazze kurulunda Siyonist var Filistinli yok
Hürriyet·TurkeyTurkey· 2025-10-06
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Aryeh Lightstone is a former adviser to David Friedman and is mentioned in the context of the Gaza governance plan.

Tony Blair’s Middle East record makes him an extraordinary choice to govern postwar Gaza – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-10-05
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Aryeh Lightstone is mentioned as a potential figure for roles in the proposed Gaza authority.

Postwar Gaza authority potentially led by Tony Blair ‘would sideline Palestinians’ | Gaza
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-29
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