When Jared Kushner turned up at the heart of Gaza ceasefire negotiations last month, it seemed like a high-stakes plot twist in Trump-land: weird, confusing and yet entirely on brand.

Because, who needs years of experience in diplomacy, deep knowledge of the region or, come to that, an actual government position, when you have a bulging Rolodex and the unshakeable confidence of a privileged wheeler-dealer?

Thus the narrative was spun, with Donald Trump ’s trusted 44-year-old son-in-law rushing to help Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff secure a multi-party agreement to end Israel’s assault on Gaza and agree an exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. New Feature

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Kushner credited his success to being a “deal guy”, and

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