Listen now (62 mins) | Jason Greenblatt is one of those people who found himself in the right place at the right time and seized the moment. Having worked closely with Donald Trump as his in-house commercial real estate lawyer, he jumped at the opportunity to serve President Trump in the White House as a special adviser. Along with Trump’s son-in-law, Jarred Kushner and long-time lawyer, David Friedman, Greenblatt was engaged intensively in negotiating the breakthrough Abraham Accords; the Agreements that demonstrated that middle east peace was multi-faceted and did not require a final resolution of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. With a front row seat in the capitals of the region for close to three years, Greenblatt – with his colleagues – achieved an agreement which changed the geopolitical reality of the middle east. Additional countries have since joined the original group and there will surely be more to follow. The benefit to the region – which has an enormous market bloc and diversified economy – positions the middle east to emerge in ways similar to the EU. Greenblatt talks about the “real” Donald Trump, who he admires as a leader and boss, the good days, the bad days and conjectures as to what may come. A brilliant speaker and deep thinker, time listening to Jason Greenblatt just flies by. Enjoy.
Great interview. I especially enjoyed his perspective on Qatar. I had planned to travel there prior to the pandemic but was put off recently by the stories during the World Cup.
Thanks, Christopher. I found his comments on Qatar very interesting. We’ll see what the future brings. The Qatari FM recently made a statement saying that Qatar has no issue (or a word like that) w Israel. That’s a big shift.
Great interview. I especially enjoyed his perspective on Qatar. I had planned to travel there prior to the pandemic but was put off recently by the stories during the World Cup.
Thanks, Christopher. I found his comments on Qatar very interesting. We’ll see what the future brings. The Qatari FM recently made a statement saying that Qatar has no issue (or a word like that) w Israel. That’s a big shift.