Steve Witkoff is not a career diplomat - and that is precisely why he has become central to Donald Trump’s foreign policy. From Bronx real estate developer to special envoy handling Gaza, Moscow, Tehran, and Geneva, his rise reflects a new model of transactional diplomacy built on loyalty, personal relationships, and deal-making instincts. This analysis explores the strengths, vulnerabilities, and global implications of that approach.
Part 2 of the Board of Peace analysis dissects the actual structure behind the so-called Gaza “peace plan”:
A four-layer power architecture under Donald Trump’s lifetime control, dominated by real-estate developers, private-equity financiers, and political figureheads.
Based on the official White House primary source, this piece exposes how reconstruction, displacement, investment, and military control are fused into a single system—without Palestinian consent, but with clearly defined beneficiaries.