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Friday, February 7, 2025
Social media users slam US envoy seen wearing Star of David ring in meeting with Lebanese president
US deputy Mideast envoy Morgan Orgatus sparks chatter in Arab media and on social as photos emerge of her wearing a Star of David ring in her meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
Social media users share cropped images of Ortagus and Aoun shaking hands, showing the ring, with one accusing her of being “more Zionist than her predecessors.”
Ortagus works under Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, who has been heavily involved in the ongoing hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Both of them are Jewish.
She is the first senior US official to visit Lebanon since US President Donald Trump took office and since Aoun was elected president in Lebanon.
Lebanese are going wild over U.S. Deputy Middle East Envoy Morgan Ortagus wearing a Star of David ring while shaking hands with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. “This envoy is more Zionist than her predecessors,” this guy says. I guess he is unaware of Hochstein’s IDF service. https://t.co/fbNxM4dbCR
— Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران (@ariel_oseran) February 7, 2025
