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Steve Witkoff’s son backs call for British Jews to be offered ‘refuge’ in the US

Alex Witkoff pointed to the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending an upcoming a match against Aston Villa in comparing the UK to 1930s Germany

October 28, 2025 11:32
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Alex Witkoff, the son of US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff, appears to have given his backing to the idea of British Jews being offered “refuge” in America, drawing the UK and 1930s Germany.

Referencing the recent row over the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending the Europa League match against Aston Villa in November, the property developer wrote: “Europe has seen this before –  in the 1930s.”

Witkoff – who was appointed to the US Holocaust Memorial Council by Trump earlier this year – also shared a link to an opinion piece from the Wall Street Journal titled America Can Give Refuge to British Jews

The article, written by Pini Dunner, a British Orthodox rabbi now based in California, suggested: “Once a haven for Jews fleeing persecution, the country of my birth has become unrecognisable.

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