Trump’s appointment for Mideast envoy urges cooperation ‘to achieve peace’ in the region

By Jacob Magid

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26 November 2024, 9:37 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Steve Witkoff arrives at a campaign rally for Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show, October 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

In his first public comments since President-elect Donald Trump appointed him special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff tweets, “let’s all work together to achieve peace in the Middle East and Make America and the World Great Again.”

It is truly the honor of a lifetime to serve you, @realDonaldTrump and the United States. Thank you President Trump for your trust and belief in me as the Special Envoy to the Middle East. Let’s all work together to achieve peace in the Middle East and Make America and the World… https://t.co/K1VRpj8dhr

— Steve Witkoff (@SteveWitkoff) November 26, 2024