Kushner's Gaza Gambit: Peacemaker or Conflict of Interest?
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Kushner's Gaza Gambit: Peacemaker or Conflict of Interest?
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Jared Kushner is firmly back in the headlines this week after President Trump personally tapped him to help secure a high-stakes ceasefire in Gaza. Both CNN and NPR report that Kushner, previously content to focus on his flourishing private equity deals with heavy backing from Middle Eastern investors, was recruited to lend his diplomatic touch after a weekend of violence nearly derailed the ceasefire. At a press conference in Israel, Kushner shrugged off concerns over renewed clashes as nothing out of the ordinary, insisting that things were progressing as planned and that the parties were finally beginning the long road from all-out war to what he called a peacetime posture. The White House has praised Kushner for his role in rapidly brokering the new peace phase, with senior advisers saying his deep regional relationships were decisive and that his phone was never far from the president and special envoy Steve Witkoff, who both leaned heavily on his advice.
Publicly, Kushner has been on the defensive over longstanding criticisms surrounding his lucrative ties to Saudi Arabia and Qatar—deals that have funneled billions into his fund since his last government stint. In his most recent “60 Minutes” interview, he labeled those connections an asset, not a conflict, arguing that what others see as problematic, he and Witkoff see as the hard-earned relationships that make this sort of breakthrough possible. Critics across party lines, however, are far from satisfied, and Daniel Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, told NPR it’s fair to raise conflict-of-interest concerns when someone doing business with foreign governments is also entrusted with official U.S. diplomacy. Still, even skeptics have credited Kushner with getting results, pointing to the Abraham Accords and his repeat performances at the negotiating table.
Kushner’s reemergence has sparked a deluge of social media speculation, with “Gaza broker” and “Kushner conflicted” both trending. Meanwhile, news outlets have made his return a headline topic: CNN’s coverage highlighted the optics of Trump calling in the family fixer, while South China Morning Post ran stories profiling the ceasefire’s aftermath and Kushner’s behind-the-scenes orchestration. So far, there’s no sign Kushner plans to rejoin the administration full-time, but his prominent role in one of the world’s toughest negotiations suggests his influence—and the controversy around it—remain as potent as ever.
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