Kristof: Witkoff’s Gaza trip ‘a substitute for action – not a spur to it’

Kristof: Witkoff’s Gaza trip ‘a substitute for action – not a spur to it’

President Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and U-S Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee are now the highest ranking U-S officials to visit the Strip since 2009. It's not immediately clear who was in charge of orchestrating their trip and its itinerary, but New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof says it’s clear the trip isn’t a call to action to help solve the humanitarian crisis, but a substitute for it.

Steve Witkoff's Sanitised Gaza Tour Snubbed US Doctor Who Said People Being 'shot Like Rabbits' - Great Yorkshire Radio

Highly anticipated talks and meetings with America, Israel’s closest ally and the one country with the power to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to change course, then nothing changes. We need to give Steve Witkoff time to report his assessments back to the White House before we can give a complete verdict on this visit but what we’ve seen and heard so far has offered little hope. The pressure on Donald Trump to stop the humani…

Steve Witkoff’s Gaza visit draws backlash amid media blackout

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, recently visited Gaza for five hours. However, during the visit, Israel did not allow any foreign or independent media to approach or cover the event. According to British media reports, the visit was kept tightly controlled. No neutral journalist was given access to the envoy or allowed to witness any part of the tour. After his visit, Steve Witkoff issued a statement on social media pla…