President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly appointed Lebanese-American Massad Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump's daughter Tiffany, to lead negotiations between the United States and Lebanon to end the war between Hezbollah and Israel. It is reported that he has been appointed.
Boulos is the father of Michael Boulos, who married Tiffany Trump in 2022. She is currently pregnant with the couple's first child. The Boulos family Arab Christian roots and part of a global business empire.
era of israel reported:
Massad Boulos, a Lebanese-American businessman and Donald Trump surrogate, said in a recent interview days before the election that he would serve as the U.S. point of contact in Lebanon in the incoming administration and that he would be involved in the relationship between Israel and Hezbollah. announced that it would be tasked with negotiating with Beirut to secure a ceasefire.
“I will be responsible for negotiating with the Lebanese side to reach an agreement, and President Trump will appoint someone familiar with Israeli materials to negotiate with the Israeli side,” Boulos told Lebanese broadcaster Al. told Jadid. First revelations about President-elect Trump's personnel.
Boulos joined Trump's inner circle after his son Michael married the former president's daughter Tiffany in 2022. Yesterday's election helped Mr. Trump make significant inroads with Arab Americans.
President Trump has a history of selecting relatives and friends for diplomatic roles, often including his own son-in-law Jared Kushner, who helped create the Abraham Accords and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. It was a great success.
Asked for a response on Thursday, Israeli government spokesman David Mensah said he had not seen any reports about Boulos' involvement, but said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looked forward to working with whoever the new government appoints. He said there was. Mensah also said Wednesday's congratulatory phone call between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump was a sign that “two great democracies reaffirm their partnership.”
Asked about reports that Trump wants Israel to end the war before the new president takes office, Mensah said: “The war will continue…until all of our goals are achieved.” Hamas is holding us hostage. ”
Still, he added, Israel looks forward to working with President-elect Trump to find a way to bring about peace. “Israel wants peace. We want peace…President-elect Trump, we very much welcome his efforts, as he has always done, to improve relations with this country's neighbors. We have an excellent track record in normalizing the situation.”
The Biden administration has relied on professional diplomats, often with limited effectiveness. The current US special envoy to Lebanon, Amos Hochstein, pressured Israel to transfer offshore gas fields to Lebanon in a 2022 deal aimed at discouraging Hezbollah from future wars. That failed, and Israel is considering scrapping the deal altogether.
Hochstein also failed to reach a deal to end hostilities between Hezbollah and Lebanon that escalated into war.
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