Gaza Humanitarian Foundation taps US Evangelical leader Johnnie Moore as new chairman

American Evangelical interfaith leader Johnnie Moore is appointed as the new executive chairman of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the US- and Israel-backed organization providing aid to Gazans announces in a statement.

Its previous CEO Jake Wood quit last week, and the Boston Consulting Group abandoned the project today.

Moore has served as a liaison between evangelical Christians and US President Donald Trump, and is a commissioner on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. He is outspoken on religious freedom and toleration, and meets regularly with Middle Eastern heads of state.

“GHF believes that serving the people of Gaza with dignity and compassion must be the top priority,” says Moore.

“We welcome others to join us and urge extreme caution against sharing unverified information from sources that have repeatedly issued demonstrably false reports,” he continues, referring to daily reports of lethal violence at GHF sites that the organization denies. “False reporting of violence at our sites has a chilling effect on the local population and we can think of no greater disservice to a community in dire need.”

Shortly before his appointment was announced, Moore wrote on X that he had “several really encouraging meetings with the [Red Cross] in recent weeks.”

The Red Cross has not agreed to participate in the GHF initiative.

“We don’t always see eye-to-eye, but we have always found ways to collaborate meaningfully together,” Moore continued. “We trust one another.”