It was a strong diplomatic sentiment for a man whose boss had threatened to unleash "hell" in Gaza.
But the soft-spoken heir to his father's real estate empire has quietly become a key conduit for Trump's outreach to the Middle East, leveraging his Rolodex of leaders in the region and positioning himself to win a lucrative windfall if the goal of redeveloping Gaza ever comes to fruition.
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