Greenblatt spoke with Mishpacha about the Biden administration’s failures, what a Trump administration would do differently, and his experiences on October 7
Greenblatt may get the chance to back up those words, if current polling trends hold up, and Trump’s personal animosity for Binyamin Netanyahu doesn’t get in the way. But having accrued many a frequent flier mile trying to find a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as Trump’s Middle Eastern envoy, Greenblatt hopes to play a constructive role in any event. His book In the Path of Abraham, published in 2022, documents his efforts to advance the “deal of the century.” The Abraham Accords, in which he took an active role, were the crowning glory.
Greenblatt spoke with Mishpacha about the Biden administration’s failures, what a Trump administration would do differently, and his experiences on October 7.
I, like everyone else, praised President Biden for many weeks after October 7, in every interview I gave to the media. At first, he was very deserving of it. It’s very important for us to express our hakaras hatov for what he has done. Give credit where credit is due. There is no doubt that his firm stance in support of Israeli has contributed to our receiving additional support from other places.
Unfortunately, over the past few weeks, he’s made a lot of mistakes, including decisions that are dangerous. Although he is still doing very important things, like committing US Navy assistance in repelling the unprecedented attack from Iran, and providing military cooperation with Israel, which has been excellent —we definitely have to firmly object to his recent decision to withhold ammunition from the IDF to pressure Israel not to go into Rafah.
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