While Witkoff negotiated, son lobbied Middle East investors
Alex Witkoff, the son of envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, recently sought investments from the region for a real estate fund.
Alex Witkoff pitched Qatar, a key player in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, on an investment fund focused on commercial real estate projects in the United States, the New York Times reported.
He tried to convince the Qatari investors by saying he had received “billions of dollars from government-affiliated funds in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait,” the outlet reported.
The deal had the potential to enrich the Witkoff family, but Qatar decided not to go through with the agreement. A Witkoff spokesperson told the outlet that plans had been “preliminary,” and they ultimately decided not to move forward with them.
“They are not moving forward with that fund,” she said.
The Witkoffs own the Witkoff Group, a real-estate development firm.
The Witkoffs had other business dealings with Qatar, accepting $100 million from an investment firm partly owned by Qatar in May and another $100 million in the same month for a Palm Beach property.
The firm, Apollo, said investors like Qatar “have no role in directing or choosing the investments” the trust makes.
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