Massad Boulos is the billionaire father-in-law of Trump's daughter Tiffany. he has strong connections to Lebanese Christian leaders. He may replace Amos Hochstein as Trump's envoy to broker an agreement between Israel and Hezbollah. He is already scheduled to travel to Beirut.
Walid Phares was a member of Trump's foreign policy team during the presidential campaign in 2016, but did not work in his previous administration. He has been a terrorism and Middle East expert on Fox News since 2007 and on Newsmax since 2022. This week he highlighted the "strong bond between the United States and Israel."
Tom Barrack is a Lebanese American businessman. He argues that the Gaza war is “largely due to Hamas,” which, rather than “building the Singapore of the Middle East over the past 18 years,” has diverted “funds” to “terrorism and warfare aimed at eliminating Israel and killing Jews.”
Darell Issa was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019 and was reelected in 2021. Last July, he urged the U.S. Congress to continue supporting the Lebanese Army, emphasizing that it "remains committed to countering any attempts by outside forces — such as Hezbollah, Palestinians, Syrians or others — to exert control over the country."
They all sound like reasonable people.
