US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had picked Jewish real estate investor and campaign donor Steve Witkoff to be his special envoy to the Middle East.
As a pro-Israel donor and fundraiser for Trump’s presidential campaign, Trump said in a statement that Witkoff is a “tireless voice for peace.”
In an interview with The Bulwark in May, Witkoff explained that he secured “six-figure and seven-figure donations” for the Trump campaign from Jewish donors following Biden’s announcement he’d be pausing weapons shipments to Israel.
In July, Witkoff attended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech address to Congress, telling Fox News that it “was strong and it was epic to be in that room.”
“It felt spiritual,” he added.
No experience required
Witkoff has no known experience with diplomacy or the Middle East.
Reuters contributed to this report
This article was originally published at www.jpost.com
