Trump's pick for Middle East envoy a 'prominent' fundraiser — and staunch Netanyahu ally
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A has been named as the new special envoy to the Middle East, Reuters reported Tuesday afternoon, and early reactions on social media noted he's pro-Israel, with one critic openly wondering if he'll facilitate a "water front housing development in ." Steve Witkoff is an ally of , Washington Post diplomacy reporter . Witkoff "attended Netanyahu's speech to Congress in July and criticized Democrats for not supporting Bibi," said Hudson. “It felt spiritual,” Witkoff said at the time, “and yet, that’s not the reaction you sense that you were getting...
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